Geobacillus stearothermophilus α-amylase (AmyS) variants with improved properties

ABSTRACT

Described are variants of a parent α-amylase that exhibits an alteration in at least one of the following properties relative to said parent α-amylase: specific activity, substrate specificity, substrate binding, substrate cleavage, thermal stability, pH-dependent activity, pH-dependent stability, oxidative stability, Ca2+ dependency, pI, and wash performance. The variants are suitable for starch conversion, ethanol production, laundry washing, dish washing, hard surface cleaning, textile desizing, and/or sweetener production.

PRIORITY

The present application claim priority to U.S. Provisional PatentApplication Ser. No. 61/059,423, filed Jun. 6, 2008, which is hereinincorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Described are variants of a parent α-amylase that exhibits an alterationin at least one of the following properties relative to said parentα-amylase: specific activity, substrate specificity, substrate binding,substrate cleavage, thermal stability, pH-dependent activity,pH-dependent stability, oxidative stability, Ca²⁺ dependency, pI, andwash performance. The variants are suitable for starch conversion,ethanol production, laundry washing, dish washing, hard surfacecleaning, textile desizing, and/or sweetener production.

BACKGROUND

Alpha (α)-amylases (α-1,4-glucan-4-glucanohydrolases, E.C. 3.2.1.1)constitute a group of enzymes, which catalyze the hydrolysis of starchand other linear and branched 1,4-glucosidic oligo- and polysaccharides.α-amylases can be used commercially in the initial stages of starchprocessing (liquefaction); in wet corn milling; in alcohol production;as cleaning agents in detergent matrices; in the textile industry forstarch desizing; in baking applications; in the beverage industry; inoilfields in drilling processes; in deinking of recycled paper and inanimal feed.

Although currently available α-amylases have been used with some successin these applications, there remains a need for α-amylases withincreased specific activity, tailored substrate specificity, improvedthermal, pH, and oxidative stability, and reduced Ca²⁺ dependency.

SUMMARY

In one aspect, novel α-amylolytic variants (mutants) of a SPEZYME® Xtraor AmyS-like α-amylase, are provided, in particular variants thatexhibit altered properties which are advantageous in connection with theindustrial processing of starch (starch liquefaction, saccharification,cleaning, and the like).

Such alterations in properties may be achieved by introducing mutationsinto a parental α-amylase that affect, e.g., specific activity,substrate specificity, substrate binding, the substrate cleavagepattern, thermal stability, the pH/activity profile, the pH/stabilityprofile, stability towards oxidation, Ca²⁺ dependency, and otherproperties of interest. For instance, the alteration may result in avariant which, as compared to the parent Spezyme Xtra-like α-amylase,has a reduced Ca²⁺ dependency and/or an altered pH/activity profileand/or thermostability.

In some embodiments, the variants are based on the parent Geobacillusstearothermophilus α-amylase, or have a specified degree of amino acidsequence identity to this α-amylase, e.g., 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%,90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or even 99%. In otherembodiments, the variants are based on related parent α-amylase, e.g.,those which have at least 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%,93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or even 99% amino acid sequence identityto Geobacillus stearothermophilus α-amylase.

In some embodiments, a variant polypeptide having α-amylase activity andat least one altered characteristic that improves enzyme performance isprovided, the variant polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least 60% amino acid sequence identity to a parental α-amylasepolypeptide selected from AmyS (SEQ ID NO: 1) or a truncated variant ofAmyS (SEQ ID NO: 2), and having at least one of the following mutationsat an amino acid residue corresponding to that of the parental α-amylasepolypeptide as determined by aligning the variant polypeptides with theparental polypeptide, wherein the mutation changes the amino acidresidue from that of the parental polypeptides:

a) a substitution that introduces a positively charged amino acidresidue one or more positions selected from the group consisting of D19,N28, E29, Q86, Q89, Q97, N224, N271, N281, D306, D318, Q319, Q358, D393,Q443, and D458;

b) a substitution that introduces one or more of the amino acid residuesselected from the group consisting of 74A, 115L, 124K, 124R, 132A, 132C,135A, 145A, 146A, 148A, 148N, 159A, 159C, 159D, 159E, 159F, 159G, 159H,159K, 159L, 159N, 159R, 159S, 159T, 159V, 169A, 169L, 169M, 169Y, 179A,181A, 181C, 181D, 181E, 181L, 181P, 181Q, 181V, 181Y, 242A, 242D, 242E,242Q, 261L, 271A, 271V, 278A, 278H, 278K, 278N, 278R, 281A, 281L, 281M,302D, 302M, 304D, 304E, 304M, 321A, 321H, 321Q, 321R, 333Q, 378D, 378N,378R, 382D, 398A, 418A, 418M, 418N, 420A, 421R, 432A, 432D, 432L, 432M,432N, 432Q, 432R, 432Y, 437D, 437G, 437H, 437L, 437M, 437Y, 446A, 446Y,454A, 464Q, 464Y, 474A, 474E, 474K, 474L, 474M, 474N, 474P, 474Q, 474R,474S, and 474V;

c) a substitution that introduces one or more of the amino acid residuesselected from the group consisting of 6I, 6N, 6Q, 6T, 6V, 14T, 16F, 25A,25C, 25G, 25Q, 27M, 36Q, 36S, 39G, 39V, 50I, 50L, 50M, 50N, 50Q, 52S,53T, 67N, 67S, 80D, 80I, 90E, 133P, 133V, 137M, 137S, 141E, 141I, 141L,141M, 141Q, 141R, 141S, 141V, 150E, 151I, 152G, 155S, 155Y, 168W, 173T,188P, 193F, 193K, 193L, 193Y, 213L, 213M, 213V, 217Q, 220P, 220Q, 220R,220S, 220V, 221I, 221S, 249E, 250F, 250I, 250M, 252L, 253Y, 254E, 254F,254T, 254V, 255F, 255K, 255W, 257L, 257M, 257S, 257V, 258D, 258G, 258H,258K, 258Q, 258T, 258V, 268F, 274W, 283M, 283N, 283V, 285E, 285Q, 293G,293K, 294W, 301F, 301I, 301P, 301R, 301T, 301W, 309D, 309V, 312H, 312S,312V, 312Y, 313G, 313H, 313I, 313L, 313S, 313V, 318T, 338A, 338C, 338G,338M, 338T, 339K, 339T, 339V, 340A, 340M, 340Q, 340T, 343C, 343I, 343P,343R, 343Y, 345I, 345Q, 369I, 369T, 370G, 375T, 385T, 386K, 394L, 394V,400A, 400N, 400V, 402H, 402I, 402T, 402V, 402W, 403A, 403E, 403G, 403Q,403R, 403T, 403V, 404C, 404E, 404G, 404I, 404V, 419A, 419C, 419M, 419T,422E, 422G, 433A, 433H, 433I, 433K, 433L, 433M, 433V, 433Y, 442A, 442G,442N, 442R, 442S, 442T, 442V, 442W, 442Y, 445G, 445I, 445N, 445T, 445V,445W, 447I, 447N, 447Q, 447W, 447Y, 448C, 448F, 448G, 448H, 448I, 448N,448Y, 450C, 450H, 450M, 450N, 450R, 450S, 450T, 450W, 455G, 455I, 455P,455V, 463A, 463M, 463S, 463T, 463V, 463W, 465G, 465I, 465K, 465N, 465T,465V, 469D, 469W, 469Y, 471I, 471V, 473G, 473Y, 476A, 476G, 476L, 476M,476N, and 476T

d) a substitution that introduces one or more of the amino acid residuesselected from the group consisting of 124N, 125A, 125K, 125N, 130A,130S, 159A, 159D, 159E, 159G, 159H, 159K, 159L, 159N, 159R, 159S, 159T,166F, 166G, 166H, 166S, 166Y, 169L, 179A, 179P, 180A, 180D, 180H, 180K,180L, 180N, 180T, 180V, 180Y, 181A, 181D, 181E, 181G, 181P, 181R, 181S,181V, 187A, 187C, 187K, 187N, 187P, 187Q, 187R, 187S, 242H, 242N, 278H,278K, 278N, 278R, 281M, 302D, 304M, 304Y, 321H, 321Q, 321R, 333Q, 432Q,437Y, 446A, 474Q, and 474S,

e) a substitution that introduces one or more of the amino acid residuesselected from the group consisting of 6A, 6D, 6E, 6H, 6I, 6K, 6L, 6M,6N, 6P, 6Q, 6R, 6S, 6T, 6V, 6W, 6Y, 13K, 14F, 14T, 14Y, 15A, 15D, 15E,015G, 15H, 15K, 15N, 15P, 15Q, 15R, 15S, 15T, 15W, 16A, 16E, 16G, 16H,16K, 16N, 16P, 16Q, 16R, 16T, 25C, 39D, 39E, 39N, 39Q, 81Y, 121P, 139D,139H, 139R, 139Y, 177A, 188D, 191H, 191K, 192A, 192D, 192G, 192N, 192P,192Q, 192S, 192T, 192V, 192Y, 196A, 196C, 196D, 196E, 196F, 196H, 196I,196K, 196P, 196R, 196S, 196T, 196V, 201A, 201E, 201G, 201H, 201M, 202H,216E, 216G, 216H, 216M, 216Q, 216R, 216S, 216T, 216Y, 221A, 221D, 221F,221I, 221L, 221M, 221N, 221R, 221S, 221V, 221Y, 237G, 240G, 240N, 240P,240Q, 240R, 240T, 246R, 250A, 250D, 250E, 250F, 250G, 250I, 250K, 250L,250M, 250N, 250Q, 250R, 250S, 250W, 252K, 268A, 268D, 268E, 268G, 268H,268K, 268N, 268P, 268Q, 268R, 268S, 274A, 274D, 274G, 274I, 274K, 274L,274N, 274Q, 274R, 274S, 274T, 275K, 285Q, 285Y, 293K, 293R, 318A, 318F,318G, 318I, 318K, 318L, 318M, 318R, 318S, 318T, 318V, 318Y, 319C, 319D,319H, 319I, 319K, 319R, 319Y, 320K, 320R, 320T, 338A, 338G, 338I, 338M,338P, 338S, 338V, 339G, 339P, 340A, 340D, 340E, 340H, 340K, 340N, 340Q,345E, 363D, 363E, 363M, 363N, 363Q, 363S, 366Q, 370A, 370D, 370E, 370H,370K, 370N, 370Q, 370S, 375A, 375D, 375E, 375K, 375N, 375Q, 375R, 375S,419A, 419I, 419M, 419P, 419S, 419V, 448Y, 452N, 452Q, 452R, 452S, 471R,and 471Y; and

f) a substitution that introduces one or more of the amino acid residuesselected from the group consisting of I181A, I181P, I181C, I181E, I181Y,S242A, S242E, G132A, N193Y, and E188P.

In some embodiments, the variant includes a mutation that introduces apositively charged amino acid residue one or more positions selectedfrom the group consisting of D19, N28, E29, Q86, Q89, Q97, N224, N271,N281, D306, D318, Q319, Q358, D393, Q443, and D458, and the variantpolypeptides exhibits improved cleaning performance. In particularembodiments, the improved cleaning is under North American laundryconditions, and is determined using a microswatch assay. In particularembodiments, the positively charged amino acid residue is arginine.

In some embodiments, the variant include a substitution that introducesone or more of the amino acid residues selected from the groupconsisting of 74A, 115L, 124K, 124R, 132A, 132C, 135A, 145A, 146A, 148A,148N, 159A, 159C, 159D, 159E, 159F, 159G, 159H, 159K, 159L, 159N, 159R,159S, 159T, 159V, 169A, 169L, 169M, 169Y, 179A, 181A, 181C, 181D, 181E,181L, 181P, 181Q, 181V, 181Y, 242A, 242D, 242E, 242Q, 261L, 271A, 271V,278A, 278H, 278K, 278N, 278R, 281A, 281L, 281M, 302D, 302M, 304D, 304E,304M, 321A, 321H, 321Q, 321R, 333Q, 378D, 378N, 378R, 383D, 398A, 418A,418M, 418N, 420A, 421R, 432A, 432D, 432L, 432M, 432N, 432Q, 432R, 432Y,437D, 437G, 437H, 437L, 437M, 437Y, 446A, 446Y, 454A, 464Q, 464Y, 474A,474E, 474K, 474L, 474M, 474N, 474P, 474Q, 474R, 474S, and 474V, and thevariant has improved thermostability compared to the parentalpolypeptide.

In some embodiments, the variant include a substitution substitutionthat introduces one or more of the amino acid residues selected from thegroup consisting of 6I, 6N, 6Q, 6T, 6V, 14T, 16F, 25A, 25C, 25G, 25Q,27M, 36Q, 36S, 39G, 39V, 50I, 50L, 50M, 50N, 50Q, 52S, 53T, 67N, 67S,80D, 80I, 90E, 133P, 133V, 137M, 137S, 141E, 141I, 141L, 141M, 141Q,141R, 141S, 141V, 150E, 151I, 152G, 155S, 155Y, 168W, 173T, 188P, 193F,193K, 193L, 193Y, 213L, 213M, 213V, 217Q, 220P, 220Q, 220R, 220S, 220V,221I, 221S, 249E, 250F, 250I, 250M, 252L, 253Y, 254E, 254F, 254T, 254V,255F, 255K, 255W, 257L, 257M, 257S, 257V, 258D, 258G, 258H, 258K, 258Q,258T, 258V, 268F, 274W, 283M, 283N, 283V, 285E, 285Q, 293G, 293K, 294W,301F, 301I, 301P, 301R, 301T, 301W, 309D, 309V, 312H, 312S, 312V, 312Y,313G, 313H, 313I, 313L, 313S, 313V, 318T, 338A, 338C, 338G, 338M, 338T,339K, 339T, 339V, 340A, 340M, 340Q, 340T, 343C, 343I, 343P, 343R, 343Y,345I, 345Q, 369I, 369T, 370G, 375T, 385T, 386K, 394L, 394V, 400A, 400N,400V, 402H, 402I, 402T, 402V, 402W, 403A, 403E, 403G, 403Q, 403R, 403T,403V, 404C, 404E, 404G, 404I, 404V, 419A, 419C, 419M, 419T, 422E, 422G,433A, 433H, 433I, 433K, 433L, 433M, 433V, 433Y, 442A, 442G, 442N, 442R,442S, 442T, 442V, 442W, 442Y, 445G, 445I, 445N, 445T, 445V, 445W, 447I,447N, 447Q, 447W, 447Y, 448C, 448F, 448G, 448H, 448I, 448N, 448Y, 450C,450H, 450M, 450N, 450R, 450S, 450T, 450W, 455G, 455I, 455P, 455V, 463A,463M, 463S, 463T, 463V, 463W, 465G, 465I, 465K, 465N, 465T, 465V, 469D,469W, 469Y, 471I, 471V, 473G, 473Y, 476A, 476G, 476L, 476M, 476N, and476T, and the variant has improved thermostability compared to theparental polypeptide.

In some embodiments, the variant include a substitution that introducesone or more of the amino acid residues selected from the groupconsisting of 124N, 125A, 125K, 125N, 130A, 130S, 159A, 159D, 159E,159G, 159H, 159K, 159L, 159N, 159R, 159S, 159T, 166F, 166G, 166H, 166S,166Y, 169L, 179A, 179P, 180A, 180D, 180H, 180K, 180L, 180N, 180T, 180V,180Y, 181A, 181D, 181E, 181G, 181P, 181R, 181S, 181V, 187A, 187C, 187K,187N, 187P, 187Q, 187R, 187S, 242H, 242N, 278H, 278K, 278N, 278R, 281M,302D, 304M, 304Y, 321H, 321Q, 321R, 333Q, 432Q, 437Y, 446A, 474Q, and474S, and the variant exhibits increased activity or expression comparedto the parental polypeptide.

In some embodiments, the variant include a substitution that introducesone or more of the amino acid residues selected from the groupconsisting of 6A, 6D, 6E, 6H, 6I, 6K, 6L, 6M, 6N, 6P, 6Q, 6R, 6S, 6T,6V, 6W, 6Y, 13K, 14F, 14T, 14Y, 15A, 15D, 15E, 015G, 15H, 15K, 15N, 15P,15Q, 15R, 15S, 15T, 15W, 16A, 16E, 16G, 16H, 16K, 16N, 16P, 16Q, 16R,16T, 25C, 39D, 39E, 39N, 39Q, 81Y, 121P, 139D, 139H, 139R, 139Y, 177A,188D, 191H, 191K, 192A, 192D, 192G, 192N, 192P, 192Q, 192S, 192T, 192V,192Y, 196A, 196C, 196D, 196E, 196F, 196H, 196I, 196K, 196P, 196R, 196S,196T, 196V, 201A, 201E, 201G, 201H, 201M, 202H, 216E, 216G, 216H, 216M,216Q, 216R, 216S, 216T, 216Y, 221A, 221D, 221F, 221I, 221L, 221M, 221N,221R, 221S, 221V, 221Y, 237G, 240G, 240N, 240P, 240Q, 240R, 240T, 246R,250A, 250D, 250E, 250F, 250G, 250I, 250K, 250L, 250M, 250N, 250Q, 250R,250S, 250W, 252K, 268A, 268D, 268E, 268G, 268H, 268K, 268N, 268P, 268Q,268R, 268S, 274A, 274D, 274G, 274I, 274K, 274L, 274N, 274Q, 274R, 274S,274T, 275K, 285Q, 285Y, 293K, 293R, 318A, 318F, 318G, 318I, 318K, 318L,318M, 318R, 318S, 318T, 318V, 318Y, 319C, 319D, 319H, 319I, 319K, 319R,319Y, 320K, 320R, 320T, 338A, 338G, 338I, 338M, 338P, 338S, 338V, 339G,339P, 340A, 340D, 340E, 340H, 340K, 340N, 340Q, 345E, 363D, 363E, 363M,363N, 363Q, 363S, 366Q, 370A, 370D, 370E, 370H, 370K, 370N, 370Q, 370S,375A, 375D, 375E, 375K, 375N, 375Q, 375R, 375S, 419A, 419I, 419M, 419P,419S, 419V, 448Y, 452N, 452Q, 452R, 452S, 471R, and 471Y, and thevariant exhibits increased activity or expression compared to theparental polypeptide.

In some embodiments, the variant include a substitution that introducesone or more of the amino acid residues selected from the groupconsisting of I181A, I181P, I181C, I181E, I181Y, S242A, S242E, G132A,N193Y, and E188P, and the variant exhibits increased viscosity reductionin a starch liquefaction assay compared to the parental polypeptide.

In some embodiments, a variant α-amylase polypeptide is provided,comprising an amino acid sequence derived from a parental α-amylasepolypeptide, and having a combination of three or more mutations atpositions selected from the group consisting of 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16,18, 20, 25, 27, 29, 36, 39, 50, 52, 53, 54, 67, 71, 73, 75, 77, 80, 81,83, 85, 90, 92, 107, 111, 113, 114, 120, 121, 126, 128, 131, 133, 137,138, 139, 141, 143, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 155, 160, 165, 168, 172,173, 177, 188, 191, 192, 193, 196, 200, 201, 202, 213, 216, 217, 220,221, 227, 232, 235, 237, 238, 240, 246, 249, 250, 252, 253, 254, 255,257, 258, 268, 272, 274, 275, 279, 283, 285, 293, 294, 297, 300, 301,306, 309, 312, 313, 317, 318, 319, 320, 338, 339, 340, 343, 345, 363,366, 369, 370, 375, 379, 381, 385, 386, 391, 392, 393, 394, 400, 402,403, 404, 406, 407, 410, 413, 414, 416, 419, 422, 427, 433, 436, 439,442, 445, 447, 448, 450, 452, 455, 463, 465, 469, 471, 473, and 476,wherein the polypeptides has α-amylase activity, and where each of theat least three or more mutations introduces an amino acid residue thatdiffers from that in the parental polypeptide. In particularembodiments, the number of mutations is 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or more.

In some embodiments, where the mutation is not already at position 242,the mutation is present in combination with the substitutions S242A,S242E, S242Q, S242F, S242H, or S242N. In particular embodiments, thesubstitution is S242Q. In some embodiments, where the mutation is notalready at position 179 or 180, the mutation is present in combinationwith a deletion at positions 179 and 180. In some embodiments, where themutation is not already at position 349 or 428, the mutation is presentin combination with a substitution of a cysteine at one or more of theseamino acids.

In some embodiments, where the mutation is not already at one of thefollowing positions, the mutation is present in combination with asubstitution at position P17, D19, T21, N28, S51, G72, V74, A82, Q86,Q89, A93, G95, Q97, W115, D117, P123, S124, D125, N127, I130, G132,Q135, P145, G146, G148, S153, Y159, W166, S169, K171, W187, P209, N224,S242, G256, D269, N271, T278, N281, G302, A304, R308, T321, Q358, P378,S382, K383, T398, H405, T417, E418, P420, G421, P432, W437, G446, G454,S457, T459, T461, S464, G474, or R483.

In some embodiments, where the mutation is not already at one of thefollowing positions, the mutation is present in combination with asubstitution at position M8, M9, M15, M96, V128, A111, H133, W138, T149,M197, N188, M200, M206, A209, A210, M284, M307, M311, M316, H405, T412,M438, N193F, and V416G.

In some embodiments, the parental polypeptide has at least 80%, at least85%, at least 90%, or even at least 95% amino acid sequence identity tothe polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1.

In some embodiments, the parental polypeptide has at least 80%, at least85%, at least 90%, or even at least 95% amino acid sequence identity tothe polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2.

In some embodiments, the parental polypeptide has at least 80%, at least85%, at least 90%, or even at least 95% amino acid sequence identity toa polypeptide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ IDNO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ IDNO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ IDNO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 15, and SEQ ID NO: 16. In some embodiments, theparental polypeptide includes a truncation of the C-terminal amino acidresidues. In particular embodiments, the truncation is of the C-terminal29 amino acid residues.

In some embodiments, the variant polypeptide does not include amutations at either position 106 or 199, or both.

In some embodiments, one or more mutations can be added or deleted froma list of mutations without departing from the description. Relatedly,any one or more mutations that appear in the context of a list ofmutations can be combined as a subset of mutations.

In another aspect, a composition comprising one or more of theaforementioned variant α-amylases is provided. In particularembodiments, the composition is a cleaning composition, such as alaundry detergent, a dishwashing detergent, a hard-surface-cleaningcomposition, or the like. The composition may include a detergent.

In another aspect, a method for hydrolyzing a soluble starch substrateusing an α-amylase variant is provided. In some embodiments, the variantincludes a substitution that introduces one or more of the amino acidresidues selected from the group consisting of I181A, I181P, I181C,I181E, I181Y, S242A, S242E, S242Q, G132A, N193Y, and E188P.

In some embodiments, the variant α-amylase is used in combination with aphytic acid hydrolyzing enzyme, wherein the ratio of α-amylase activity(in α-amylase units) to phytic acid activity (in phytase units), i.e.,AAU:FTU, is from about 1:15 to about 15:1, and preferably from 1:10 toabout 10:1. In particular embodiments, the ratio of AAU:FTU is from 1:4to 3:1, or even 1:1.

In a further aspect, a method for liquefying starch in a slurry isprovided, involving a substrate that includes plant material such asgranular starch from either a dry or wet milling process, the methodcomprising a primary and/or secondary liquefaction step, invoilvingadding to the slurry in the primary and/or secondary liquefaction step,in any order, a combination of at least one phytic acid hydrolyzingenzyme and at least one variant α-amylase, either simultaneously orseparately. The method can further comprise saccharifying the liquefiedstarch to obtain fermentable sugars; and recovering the fermentablesugars. In some embodiments, the method further comprises fermenting thefermentable sugars under suitable fermentation conditions to obtainend-products such as alcohol. In some embodiments the enzyme compositioncontains at least one variant α-amylase and a phytase. In someembodiments, the enzyme composition is in blended form.

In a further aspect, a method for fermenting a starch substrate isprovided, the method comprising adding in any order a combination of avariant α-amylase and a phytase in a single or split dose. In anotheraspect, the treated starch substrate is fermented to ethanol.

In a further aspect, a starch conversion process and/or an ethanolfermentation process is provided that does not require addition of acidor alkali to adjust the pH. One embodiment relates to a pH adjustmentfree liquefaction step, wherein the pH of the liquefaction is in therange of pH 4.5 to 5.4 and acid neutralizing chemicals are not added tothe liquefaction process step. In another embodiment, the pH of theliquefaction is in the range of pH 4.8 to 5.8 and acid neutralizingchemicals are not added to the liquefaction process step.

In another aspect, a method of obtaining a fermentable substrate isprovided, involving contacting a slurry of milled grain containinggranular starch with a phytic acid hydrolyzing enzyme at a temperature0-30° C. less than the starch gelatinization temperature, contacting theslurry with a variant α-amylase, raising the temperature above thegelatinization temperature for the granular starch to allowgelatinization of the starch, and hydrolyzing the gelatinized starch bycontacting the gelatinized starch with the α-amylase for a timesufficient to hydrolyze the starch, and obtaining a fermentablesubstrate. The phytic acid hydrolyzing enzyme can be a bacterial orfungal phytase. The fungal phytase can be an Aspergillus phytase or aButtiauxella phytase. In some embodiments, the bacterial phytase is fromEscherichia coli.

In another aspect, the a process for producing a fermentable sugar isprovided, comprising (a) mixing milled starch-containing material withwater and thin stillage, wherein the thin stillage is in the range of 10to 70% v/v and obtaining a slurry comprising starch and having a drysolids (ds) content of 20 to 50% w/w, (b) treating the slurry with aphytase prior to or simultaneously with liquefying the starch, (c)liquefying the starch, (d) adding a variant α-amylase to the starcheither during step (b) and/or simultaneously with the liquefying step,and (e) saccharifying the liquefied starch to obtain fermentable sugars,wherein the pH is not adjusted during any of the steps (a), (b), (c),(d), or (e). In some embodiments, the fermentable sugar is recovered andpurified or isomerized. In other embodiments, the phytase is added priorto the liquefaction step. In some embodiments, the α-amylase is addedwith the phytase. In yet further embodiments, a second α-amylase dose isadded during the liquefaction step.

In a further aspect, a process of producing alcohol from thestarch-containing material, is provided, comprising liquefying andsaccharifying the liquefied starch as disclosed above to obtainfermentable sugars and further fermenting the fermentable sugars undersuitable fermentation conditions using a fermenting microorganism toobtain alcohol. In some embodiments, the saccharification andfermentation steps are simultaneous. In some embodiments, the alcohol isethanol.

In another aspect, DNA constructs, including expression vectors, thatencode variants α-amylases are provided, along with methods ofexpressing and using the variant α-amylases, alone or in combinationwith other α-amylolytic enzymes, e.g., in various industrial processes,such as starch liquefaction and cleaning.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an alignment of the amino acid sequences of severalAmyS-related α-amylases. (Consensus sequence corresponds to SEQ ID NO:26)

FIG. 2 shows the pHPLT-AmyS plasmid.

FIG. 3 shows percent residual activity of S242 library variants afterheat stress at 95° C. for 30 minutes. Variant positions P, S, W, and Yare missing and are replaced by wild type AmyS (SPEZYME® Xtra-labeled“Z”). Lines indicate 2× and 3× above the standard deviation of thepercent residual activity of the wildtype enzyme. S242A and S242Qclearly show higher residual activities than the wild type.

FIGS. 4A-4I shows pairwise alignments of the amino acid sequences shownin FIG. 1. (Consensus sequences correspond to SEQ ID NOS: 27 through 35,respectively)

FIG. 5 shows the thermal melting curves and the melting points for thewild type and amylase variants without added calcium.

FIG. 6 shows the thermal melting curves and the melting points for thewild type and amylase variants with 2 mM calcium.

FIG. 7 shows the activity profile of SPEZYME® Xtra and two variantsrelative to Liquozyme SC for three time points.

FIG. 8 shows the activity profile of four variants relative to the S242Qvariant for three time points.

FIG. 9 shows the viscosity reduction of corn flour due to the action ofthe α-amylases LIQUOZYME® SC or SPEZYME® Xtra at a 30 μg dose.

FIG. 10 shows the viscosity reduction of corn flour due to the action ofthe α-amylases LIQUOZYME® SC or SPEZYME® Xtra, or one of two variants(S242A and S242Q) at a 30 μg dose.

FIG. 11 shows the viscosity reduction of corn flour due to the action ofthe α-amylase LIQUOZYME® SC or SPEZYME® Xtra, or one of two variants(S242A and S242Q) at a 20 μg dose.

FIG. 12 shows the DE progression of whole ground corn treated withLIQUOZYME® SC, SPEZYME® Xtra, or one of two variants (S242A and S242Q)over time (0, 30, 60, and 90 minutes).

FIG. 13 shows the viscosity post-jet of whole ground corn treated withLIQUOZYME® SC, SPEZYME® Xtra, or one of two variants (S242A and S242Q)over time (0, 30, 60, and 90 minutes).

FIG. 14 shows the DE progression of whole ground corn treated withphytase and an amylase (SPEZYME® Xtra or S242Q variant) over time (0,30, 60 and 90 minutes). MAXALIQ® is a phytase/amylase blend availablefrom Genencor, a Danisco Division. Reference is made to Example 8.

FIG. 15 shows the viscosity post-jet of whole ground corn treated withphytase and an amylase (SPEZYME® Xtra or S242Q variant) over time (0,30, 60, and 90 minutes).

FIG. 16 shows the DE progression of whole ground corn treated with ofthe S242Q variant and phytase. Reference is made to Example 9.

FIG. 17 shows the viscosity post-jet of whole ground corn treated withof the S242Q variant and phytase. Reference is made to Example 9.

FIG. 18 shows the effect of phytase treatment of whole ground corn onthe increase in the thermostability and low pH stability of the S242Qvariant and reference is made to Example 9.

FIG. 19 shows the effect of phytase addition during primary liquefactionof whole ground corn on the viscosity reduction after jet cooking andreference is made to Example 9.

FIG. 20 shows a comparison of sulfate and phytic acid content inDDGS: 1) from a conventional process, and 2) from the process with no pHadjustment. Reference is made to Example 10.

FIG. 21 is a graph showing the rate of DE progression and the percentphytic acid reduction as IP6.

FIG. 22 is a graph showing the effect of the S242Q variant α-amylase onDE progression under conventional processing conditions. Reference ismade to Example 8.

FIG. 23 is a graph depicting the performance of S242Q and its variantsin the rice starch microswatch assay as a function of charge under NorthAmerican laundry conditions. The conditions were TIDE® 2× at 20° C.Reference is made to Example 16.

FIG. 24 is a graph depicting the performance of another α-amylase (i.e.,truncated Bacillus sp. TS-23 amylase with the charge mutations in therice starch microswatch assay under Western European laundry conditions.The conditions were PERSIL® at 40° C. Reference is made to Example 16.

FIG. 25 is a graph depicting the performance of S242Q and its variantsin the BODIPY-starch assay as a function of charge. Reference is made toExample 16.

FIG. 26A is a graph depicting the relative BODIPY-starch hydrolysis as afunction of relative shake tube expression (i.e., relative BODIPY-starchhydrolysis vs. relative shake tube expression). FIG. 26B is a graphdepicting the relative microswatch-starch hydrolysis as a function ofrelative shake tube expression (i.e., relative microswatch-starchhydrolysis vs. relative shake tube expression). Reference is made toExample 19.

FIG. 27A is a graph depicting the relative shake tube expression as afunction of charge. FIG. 27B is a graph depicting the relativeBODIPY-starch hydrolysis as a function of charge. Reference is made toExample 19.

FIG. 28A is a graph depicting the relative shake tube expression as afunction of charge. FIG. 28B is a graph depicting the relativemicroswatch cleaning activity as a function of charge. Reference is madeto Example 19.

FIG. 29 is a graph depicting the final viscosity after corn starchliquefaction using 1st AmyS Ladder 30% DS, pH 5.8, enzyme dose 30 mg.For the +6 variant final viscosity is so high and cannot be measured(instrument overload). Reference is made to Example 16.

FIG. 30 is a graph depicting the thermal stability of the first AmyScharge ladder as a function of charge change relative to wild type.Experiment performed using standard amylase thermal stability assay.Reference is made to Example 17.

FIG. 31A is a graph depicting the rice starch cleaning activity of firstAmyS charge ladder as a function of pH. pH 3.0-4.25 is 200 mM Naformate+0.01% Tween-80. pH 4.25-5.5 is 200 mM Na acetate+0.01% Tween-80.The data are fit to titration curves, each with a single pKa value.Reference is made to Example 21.

FIG. 31B is a graph depicting the effect of charge mutations on apparentpKa for AmyS catalysis (first charge ladder). Reference is made toExample 21.

FIG. 32A shows the viscosity reduction of corn flour by AmyS variantscompared to SPEZYME® Xtra.

FIG. 32B shows viscosity reduction of corn fluor by AmyS N193Y.

FIG. 32C shows the effect of phytase addition on viscosity reduction byAmyS N193Y.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEQUENCES

The following amino acid and nucleotide sequences are referred toherein.

(full-length, wild-type AmyS) SEQ ID NO: 1 AAPFNGTMMQ YFEWYLPDDGTLWTKVANEA NNLSSLGITA LWLPPAYKGT SRSDVGYGVY DLYDLGEFNQ KGTVRTKYGTKAQYLQAIQA AHAAGMQVYA DVVFDHKGGA DGTEWVDAVE VNPSDRNQEI SGTYQIQAWTKFDFPGRGNT YSSFKWRWYH FDGVDWDESR KLSRIYKFRG IGKAWDWEVD TENGNYDYLMYADLDMDHPE VVTELKNWGK WYVNTTNIDG FRLDAVKHIK FSFFPDWLSY VRSQTGKPLFTVGEYWSYDI NKLHNYITKT NGTMSLFDAP LHNKFYTASK SGGAFDMRTL MTNTLMKDQPTLAVTFVDNH DTEPGQALQS WVDPWFKPLA YAFILTRQEG YPCVFYGDYY GIPQYNIPSLKSKIDPLLIA RRDYAYGTQH DYLDHSDIIG WTREGVTEKP GSGLAALITD GPGGSKWMYVGKQHAGKVFY DLTGNRSDTV TINSDGWGEF KVNGGSVSVW VPRKTTVSTI ARPITTRPWTGEFVRWTEPR LVAWP (truncated, wild-type AmyS; SPEZYM ® Xtra) SEQ ID NO: 2AAPFNGTMMQ YFEWYLPDDG TLWTKVANEA NNLSSLGITA LWLPPAYKGT SRSDVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQ KGTVRTKYGT KAQYLQAIQA AHAAGMQVYA DVVFDHKGGA DGTEWVDAVEVNPSDRNQEI SGTYQIQAWT KFDFPGRGNT YSSFKWRWYH FDGVDWDESR KLSRIYKFRGIGKAWDWEVD TENGNYDYLM YADLDMDHPE VVTELKNWGK WYVNTTNIDG FRLDAVKHIKFSFFPDWLSY VRSQTGKPLF TVGEYWSYDI NKLHNYITKT NGTMSLFDAP LHNKFYTASKSGGAFDMRTL MTNTLMKDQP TLAVTFVDNH DTEPGQALQS WVDPWFKPLA YAFILTRQEGYPCVFYGDYY GIPQYNIPSL KSKIDPLLIA RRDYAYGTQH DYLDHSDIIG WTREGVTEKPGSGLAALITD GPGGSKWMYV GKQHAGKVFY DLTGNRSDTV TINSDGWGEF KVNGGSVSVW VPRKTT(full-length, S242A AmyS) SEQ ID NO: 3 AAPFNGTMMQ YFEWYLPDDG TLWTKVANEANNLSSLGITA LWLPPAYKGT SRSDVGYGVY DLYDLGEFNQ KGTVRTKYGT KAQYLQAIQAAHAAGMQVYA DVVFDHKGGA DGTEWVDAVE VNPSDRNQEI SGTYQIQAWT KFDFPGRGNTYSSFKWRWYH FDGVDWDESR KLSRIYKFRG IGKAWDWEVD TENGNYDYLM YADLDMDHPEVVTELKNWGK WYVNTTNIDG FRLDAVKHIK FAFFPDWLSY VRSQTGKPLF TVGEYWSYDINKLHNYITKT NGTMSLFDAP LHNKFYTASK SGGAFDMRTL MTNTLMKDQP TLAVTFVDNHDTEPGQALQS WVDPWFKPLA YAFILTRQEG YPCVFYGDYY GIPQYNIPSL KSKIDPLLIARRDYAYGTQH DYLDHSDIIG WTREGVTEKP GSGLAALITD GPGGSKWMYV GKQHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTV TINSDGWGEF KVNGGSVSVW VPRKTTVSTI ARPITTRPWT GEFVRWTEPR LVAWP(full-length, S242Q AmyS) SEQ ID NO: 4 AAPFNGTMMQ YFEWYLPDDG TLWTKVANEANNLSSLGITA LWLPPAYKGT SRSDVGYGVY DLYDLGEFNQ KGTVRTKYGT KAQYLQAIQAAHAAGMQVYA DVVFDHKGGA DGTEWVDAVE VNPSDRNQEI SGTYQIQAWT KFDFPGRGNTYSSFKWRWYH FDGVDWDESR KLSRIYKFRG IGKAWDWEVD TENGNYDYLM YADLDMDHPEVVTELKNWGK WYVNTTNIDG FRLDAVKHIK FQFFPDWLSY VRSQTGKPLF TVGEYWSYDINKLHNYITKT NGTMSLFDAP LHNKFYTASK SGGAFDMRTL MTNTLMKDQP TLAVTFVDNHDTEPGQALQS WVDPWFKPLA YAFILTRQEG YPCVFYGDYY GIPQYNIPSL KSKIDPLLIARRDYAYGTQH DYLDHSDIIG WTREGVTEKP GSGLAALITD GPGGSKWMYV GKQHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTV TINSDGWGEF KVNGGSVSVW VPRKTTVSTI ARPITTRPWT GEFVRWTEPR LVAWP(full-length, S242E AmyS) SEQ ID NO: 5 AAPFNGTMMQ YFEWYLPDDG TLWTKVANEANNLSSLGITA LWLPPAYKGT SRSDVGYGVY DLYDLGEFNQ KGTVRTKYGT KAQYLQAIQAAHAAGMQVYA DVVFDHKGGA DGTEWVDAVE VNPSDRNQEI SGTYQIQAWT KFDFPGRGNTYSSFKWRWYH FDGVDWDESR KLSRIYKFRG IGKAWDWEVD TENGNYDYLM YADLDMDHPEVVTELKNWGK WYVNTTNIDG FRLDAVKHIK FEFFPDWLSY VRSQTGKPLF TVGEYWSYDINKLHNYITKT NGTMSLFDAP LHNKFYTASK SGGAFDMRTL MTNTLMKDQP TLAVTFVDNHDTEPGQALQS WVDPWFKPLA YAFILTRQEG YPCVFYGDYY GIPQYNIPSL KSKIDPLLIARRDYAYGTQH DYLDHSDIIG WTREGVTEKP GSGLAALITD GPGGSKWMYV GKQHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTV TINSDGWGEF KVNGGSVSVW VPRKTTVSTI ARPITTRPWT GEFVRWTEPR LVAWP(Yamane 707) SEQ ID NO: 6HHNGTNGTMMQYFEWYLPNDGNHWNRLNSDASNLKSKGITAVWIPPAWKGASQNDVGYGAYDLYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTRSQLQAAVTSLKNNGIQVYGDVVMNHKGGADATEMVRAVEVNPNNRNQEVTGEYTIEAWTRFDFPGRGNTHSSFKWRWYHFDGVDWDQSRRLNNRIYKFRGHGKAWDWEVDTENGNYDYLMYADIDMDHPEVVNELRNWGVWYTNTLGLDGFRIDAVKHIKYSFTRDWINHVRSATGKNMFAVAEFWKNDLGAIENYLQKTNWNHSVFDVPLHYNLYNASKSGGNYDMRNIFNGTVVQRHPSHAVTFVDNHDSQPEEALESFVEEWFKPLAYALTLTREQGYPSVFYGDYYGIPTHGVPAMRSKIDPILEARQKYAYGKQNDYLDHHNIIGWTREGNTAHPNSGLATIMSDGAGGSKWMFVGRNKAGQVWSDITGNRTGTVTINADGWGNFSVNGGSVSIWVNK (wild-type AmyL; LAT) SEQ ID NO: 7ANLNGTLMQYFEWYMPNDGQHWKRLQNDSAYLAEHGITAVWIPPAYKGTSQADVGYGAYDLYDLGEFHQKGTVRTKYGTKGELQSAIKSLHSRDINVYGDVVINHKGGADATEDVTAVEVDPADRNRVISGEHLIKAWTHFHFPGRGSTYSDFKWHWYHFDGTDWDESRKLNRIYKFQGKAWDWEVSNENGNYDYLMYADIDYDHPDVAAEIKRWGTWYANELQLDGFRLDAVKHIKFSFLRDWVNHVREKTGKEMFTVAEYWQNDLGALENYLNKTNFNHSVFDVPLHYQFHAASTQGGGYDMRKLLNGTVVSKHPLKSVTFVDNHDTQPGQSLESTVQTWFKPLAYAFILTRESGYPQVFYGDMYGTKGDSQREIPALKHKIEPILKARKQYAYGAQHDYFDHHDIVGWTREGDSSVANSGLAALITDGPGGAKRMYVGRQNAGETWHDITGNRSEPVVINSEGWGEFHVNGGSVSIYVQR (wild-type AmyL; Termamyl) SEQ ID NO:8 ANLNGTLMQYFEWYMPNDGQHWRRLQNDSAYLAEHGITAVWIPPAYKGTSQADVGYGAYDLYDLGEFHQKGTVRTKYGTKGELQSAIKSLHSRDINVYGDVVINHKGGADATEDVTAVEVDPADRNRVISGEHLIKAWTHFHFPGRGSTYSDFKWHWYHFDGTDWDESRKLNRIYKFQGKAWDWEVSNENGNYDYLMYADIDYDHPDVAAEIKRWGTWYANELQLDGFRLDAVKHIKFSFLRDWVNHVREKTGKEMFTVAEYWQNDLGALENYLNKTNFNHSVFDVPLHYQFHAASTQGGGYDMRKLLNGTVVSKHPLKSVTFVDNHDTQPGQSLESTVQTWFKPLAYAFILTRESGYPQVFYGDMYGTKGDSQREIPALKHKIEPILKARKQYAYGAQHDYFDHHDIVGWTREGDSSVANSGLAALITDGPGGAKRMYVGRQNAGETWHDITGNRSEPVVINSEGWGEFHVNGGSVSIYVQR (B. amyloliquefaciens amylase) SEQ IDNO: 9 VNGTLMQYFEWYTPNDGQHWKRLQNDAEHLSDIGITAVWIPPAYKGLSQSDNGYGPYDLYDLGEFQQKGTVRTKYGTKSELQDAIGSLHSRNVQVYGDVVLNHKAGADATEDVTAVEVNPANRNQETSEEYQIKAWTDFRFPGRGNTYSDFKWHWYHFDGADWDESRKISRIFKFRGEGKAWDWEVSSENGNYDYLMYADVDYDHPDVVAETKKWGIWYANELSLDGFRIDAAKHIKFSFLRDWVQAVRQATGKEMFTVAEYWQNNAGKLENYLNKTSFNQSVFDVPLHFNLQAASSQGGGYDMRRLLDGTVVSRHPEKAVTFVENHDTQPGQSLESTVQTWFKPLAYAFILTRESGYPQVFYGDMYGTKGTSPKEIPSLKDNIEPILKARKEYAYGPQHDYIDHPDVIGWTREGDSSAAKSGLAALITDGPGGSKRMYAGLKNAGETWYDITGNRSDTVKIGSDGWGEFHVNDGSVSIYVQK (STAINZYME ™) SEQ ID NO: 10 HHNGTNGTMMQYFEWYLPND GNHWNRLRSD ASNLKDKGIS AVWIPPAWKG ASQNDVGYGA YDLYDLGEFNQKGTIRTKYG TRNQLQAAVN ALKSNGIQVY GDVVMNHKGG ADATEMVRAV EVNPNNRNQEVSGEYTIEAW TKFDFPGRGN THSNFKWRWY HFDGVDWDQS RKLNNRIYKF RGDGKGWDWEVDTENGNYDY LMYADIDMDH PEVVNELRNW GVWYTNTLGL DGFRIDAVKH IKYSFTRDWINHVRSATGKN MFAVAEFWKN DLGAIENYLN KTNWNHSVFD VPLHYNLYNA SKSGGNYDMRQIFNGTVVQR HPMHAVTFVD NHDSQPEEAL ESFVEEWFKP LAYALTLTRE QGYPSVFYGDYYGIPTHGVP AMKSKIDPIL EARQKYAYGR QNDYLDHHNI IGWTREGNTA HPNSGLATIMSDGAGGNKWM FVGRNKAGQV WTDITGNRAG TVTINADGWG NFSVNGGSVS IWVNK(NATALASE ™) SEQ ID NO: 11HHNGTNGTMMQYFEWHLPNDGNHWNRLRDDASNLRNRGITAIWIPPAWKGTSQNDVGYGAYDLYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTRSQLESAIHALKNNGVQVYGDVVMNHKGGADATENVLAVEVNPNNRNQEISGDYTIEAWTKFDFPGRGNTYSDFKWRWYHFDGVDWDQSRQFQNRIYKFRGDGKAWDWEVDSENGNYDYLMYADVDMDHPEVVNELRRWGEWYTNTLNLDGFRIDAVKHIKYSFTRDWLTHVRNATGKEMFAVAEFWKNDLGALENYLNKTNWNHSVFDVPLHYNLYNASNSGGNYDMAKLLNGTVVQKHPMHAVTFVDNHDSQPGESLESFVQEWFKPLAYALILTREQGYPSVFYGDYYGIPTHSVPAMKAKIDPILEARQNFAYGTQHDYFDHHNIIGWTREGNTTHPNSGLATIMSDGPGGEKWMYVGQNKAGQVWHDITGNKPGTVTINADGWANFSVNGGSVSIWVKR (KAO KSM 1378) SEQ ID NO: 12HHNGTNGTMMQYFEWHLPNDGNHWNRLRDDAANLKSKGITAVWIPPAWKGTSQNDVGYGAYDLYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTRSQLQGAVTSLKNNGIQVYGDVVMNHKGGADGTEMVNAVEVNRSNRNQEISGEYTIEAWTKFDFPGRGNTHSNFKWRWYHFDGTDWDQSRQLQNKIYKFRGTGKAWDWEVDIENGNYDYLMYADIDMDHPEVINELRNWGVWYTNTLNLDGFRIDAVKHIKYSYTRDWLTHVRNTTGKPMFAVAEFWKNDLAAIENYLNKTSWNHSVFDVPLHYNLYNASNSGGYFDMRNILNGSVVQKHPIHAVTFVDNHDSQPGEALESFVQSWFKPLAYALILTREQGYPSVFYGDYYGIPTHGVPSMKSKIDPLLQARQTYAYGTQHDYFDHHDIIGWTREGDSSHPNSGLATIMSDGPGGNKWMYVGKHKAGQVWRDITGNRSGTVTINADGWGNFTVNGGAVSVWVKQ (KAO KSM K38) SEQ ID NO: 13DGLNGTMMQYYEWHLENDGQHWNRLHDDAAALSDAGITAIWIPPAYKGNSQADVGYGAYDLYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKAQLERAIGSLKSNDINVYGDVVMNHKMGADFTEAVQAVQVNPTNRWQDISGAYTIDAWTGFDFSGRNNAYSDFKWRWFHFNGVDWDQRYQENHIFRFANTNWNWRVDEENGNYDYLLGSNIDFSHPEVQDELKDWGSWFTDELDLDGYRLDAIKHIPFWYTSDWVRHQRNEADQDLFVVGEYWKDDVGALEFYLDEMNWEMSLFDVPLNYNFYRASQQGGSYDMRNILRGSLVEAHPMHAVTFVDNHDTQPGESLESWVADWFKPLAYATILTREGGYPNVFYGDYYGIPNDNISAKKDMIDELLDARQNYAYGTQHDYFDHWDVVGWTREGSSSRPNSGLATIMSNGPGGSKWMYVGRQNAGQTWTDLTGNNGASVTINGDGWGEFFTNGGSVSVYVNQ (KAO KSM K36) SEQ ID NO: 14DGLNGTMMQYYEWHLENDGQHWNRLHDDAEALSNAGITAIWIPPAYKGNSQADVGYGAYDLYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKAQLERAIGSLKSNDINVYGDVVMNHKLGADFTEAVQAVQVNPSNRWQDISGVYTIDAWTGFDFPGRNNAYSDFKWRWFHFNGVDWDQRYQENHLFRFANTNWNWRVDEENGNYDYLLGSNIDFSHPEVQEELKDWGSWFTDELDLDGYRLDAIKHIPFWYTSDWVRHQRSEADQDLFVVGEYWKDDVGALEFYLDEMNWEMSLFDVPLNYNFYRASKQGGSYDMRNILRGSLVEAHPIHAVTFVDNHDTQPGESLESWVADWFKPLAYATILTREGGYPNVFYGDYYGIPNDNISAKKDMIDELLDARQNYAYGTQHDYFDHWDIVGWTREGTSSRPNSGLATIMSNGPGGSKWMYVGQQHAGQTWTDLTGNHAASVTINGDGWGEFFTNGGSVSVYVNQ (LIQUIZYME ® SC) SEQ ID NO: 15AAPFNGTMMQYFEWYLPDDGTLWTKVANEANNLSSLGITALWLPPAYKGTSRSDVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKAQYLQAIQAAHAAGMQVYADVVFDHKGGADGTEWVDAVEVNPSDRNQEISGTYQIQAWTKFDFPGRGNTYSSFKWRWYHFDGVDWDESRKLSRIYKFRGKAWDWEVDTEFGNYDYLMYADLDMDHPEVVTELKNWGKWYVNTTNIDGFRLDAVKHIKFSFFPDWLSYVRSQTGKPLFTVGEYWSYDINKLHNYITKTNGTMSLFDAPLHNKFYTASKSGGAFDMRTLMTNTLMKDQPTLAVTFVDNHDTEPGQALQSWVDPWFKPLAYAFILTRQEGYPCVFYGDYYGIPQYNIPSLKSKIDPLLIARRDYAYGTQHDYLDHSDIIGWTREGGTEKPGSGLAALITDGPGGSKWMYVGKQHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDTVTINSDGWGEFKVNGGSVSVWVPRKTTVS (SPEZYME ® Ethyl) SEQ ID NO: 16AAPFNGTMMQYFEWYLPDDGTLWTKVANEANNLSSLGITALWLPPAYKGTSRSDVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQKGTVRTKYGTKAQYLQAIQAAHAAGMQVYADVVFDHKGGADGTEWVDAVEVNPSDRNQEISGTYQIQAWTKFDFPGRGNTYSSFKWRWYHFDGVDWDESRKLSRIYKFIGKAWDWEVDTENGNYDYLMYADLDMDHPEVVTELKNWGKWYVNTTNIDGFRLDAVKHIKFSFFPDWLSYVRSQTGKPLFTVGEYWSYDINKLHNYITKTNGTMSLFDAPLHNKFYTASKSGGAFDMRTLMTNTLMKDQPTLAVTFVDNHDTEPGQALQSWVDPWFKPLAYAFILTRQEGYPCVFYGDYYGIPQYNIPSLKSKIDPLLIARRDYAYGTQHDYLDHSDIIGWTREGVTEKPGSGLAALITDGPGGSKWMYVGKQHAGKVFYDLTGNRSDIVIINSDGWGEFKVNGGSVSVWVPRKTT (primer S242 F) SEQ ID NO: 175′-[Phos]GTCAAGCATATTAAGTTCNNSTTTTTTCCTGATTGGTT G-3′ (primer S242 R) SEQID NO: 18 5′-[Phos]CAACCAATCAGGAAAAAASNNGAACTTAATATGCTTGA C-3′ (BP17phytase) SEQ ID NO: 19 NDTPASGYQV EKVVILSRHG VRAPTKMTQT MRDVTPNTWPEWPVKLGYIT PRGEHLISLM GGFYRQKFQQ QGILSQGSCP TPNSIYVWAD VDQRTLKTGEAFLAGLAPQC GLTIHHQQNL EKADPLFHPV KAGTCSMDKT QVQQAVEKEA QTPIDNLNQHYIPFLALMNT TLNFSTSAWC QKHSADKSCD LGLSMPSKLS IKDNGNKVAL DGAIGLSSTLAEIFLLEYAQ GMPQAAWGNI HSEQEWASLL KLHNVQFDLM ARTPYIARHN GTPLLQAISNALNPNATESK LPDISPDNKI LFIAGHDTNI ANIAGMLNMR WTLPGQPDNT PPGGALVFERLADKSGKQYV SVSMVYQTLE QLRSQTPLSL NQPAGSVQLK IPGCNDQTAE GYCPLSTFTRVVSQSVEPGC QLQ (coding sequence for the LAT signal peptide) SEQ ID NO:20 atgaaacaac aaaaacggct ttacgcccga ttgctgacgc tgttatttgc gctcatcttcttgctgcctc attctgcagc ttcagca (LAT signal peptide) SEQ ID NO: 21MKQQKRLYAR LLTLLFALIF LLPHSAASA (truncated S242Q AmyS) SEQ ID NO: 22AAPFNGTMMQ YFEWYLPDDG TLWTKVANEA NNLSSLGITA LWLPPAYKGT SRSDVGYGVYDLYDLGEFNQ KGTVRTKYGT KAQYLQAIQA AHAAGMQVYA DVVFDHKGGA DGTEWVDAVEVNPSDRNQEI SGTYQIQAWT KFDFPGRGNT YSSFKWRWYH FDGVDWDESR KLSRIYKFRGIGKAWDWEVD TENGNYDYLM YADLDMDHPE VVTELKNWGK WYVNTTNIDG FRLDAVKHIKFQFFPDWLSY VRSQTGKPLF TVGEYWSYDI NKLHNYITKT NGTMSLFDAP LHNKFYTASKSGGAFDMRTL MTNTLMKDQP TLAVTFVDNH DTEPGQALQS WVDPWFKPLA YAFILTRQEGYPCVFYGDYY GIPQYNIPSL KSKIDPLLIA RRDYAYGTQH DYLDHSDIIG WTREGVTEKPGSGLAALITD GPGGSKWMYV GKQHAGKVFY DLTGNRSDTV TINSDGWGEF KVNGGSVSVW VPRKTI(coding sequence for mature AmyS) SEQ ID NO: 23 gccgcaccgt ttaacggtaccatgatgcag tattttgaat ggtacttgcc ggatgatggc acgttatgga ccaaagtggccaatgaagcc aacaacttat ccagccttgg catcaccgct ctttggctgc cgcccgcttacaaaggaaca agccgcagcg acgtagggta cggagtatac gacttgtatg acctcggcgaattcaatcaa aaagggaccg tccgcacaaa atatggaaca aaagctcaat atcttcaagccattcaagcc gcccacgccg ctggaatgca agtgtacgcc gatgtcgtgt tcgaccataaaggcggcgct gacggcacgg aatgggtgga cgccgtcgaa gtcaatccgt ccgaccgcaaccaagaaatc tcgggcacct atcaaatcca agcatggacg aaatttgatt ttcccgggcggggcaacacc tactccagct ttaagtggcg ctggtaccat tttgacggcg ttgactgggacgaaagccga aaattaagcc gcatttacaa attccgcggc atcggcaaag cgtgggattgggaagtagac acggaaaacg gaaactatga ctacttaatg tatgccgacc ttgatatggatcatcccgaa gtcgtgaccg agctgaaaaa ctgggggaaa tggtatgtca acacaacgaacattgatggg ttccggcttg atgccgtcaa gcatattaag ttcagttttt ttcctgattggttgtcgtat gtgcgttctc agactggcaa gccgctattt accgtcgggg aatattggagctatgacatc aacaagttgc acaattacat tacgaaaaca aacggaacga tgtctttgtttgatgccccg ttacacaaca aattttatac cgcttccaaa tcagggggcg catttgatatgcgcacgtta atgaccaata ctctcatgaa agatcaaccg acattggccg tcaccttcgttgataatcat gacaccgaac ccggccaagc gctgcagtca tgggtcgacc catggttcaaaccgttggct tacgccttta ttctaactcg gcaggaagga tacccgtgcg tcttttatggtgactattat ggcattccac aatataacat tccttcgctg aaaagcaaaa tcgatccgctcctcatcgcg cgcagggatt atgcttacgg aacgcaacat gattatcttg atcactccgacatcatcggg tggacaaggg aaggggtcac tgaaaaacca ggatccgggc tggccgcactgatcaccgat gggccgggag gaagcaaatg gatgtacgtt ggcaaacaac acgctggaaaagtgttctat gaccttaccg gcaaccggag tgacaccgtc accatcaaca gtgatggatggggggaattc aaagtcaatg gcggttcggt ttcggtttgg gttcctagaa aaacgaccgtttctaccatc gctcggccga tcacaacccg accgtggact ggtgaattcg tccgttggaccgaaccacgg ttggtggcat ggcct (Satori F) SEQ ID NO: 245′-CTCATCTTCTTGCTGCCTCATTCTGCAGCTTC-3′ (Satori R) SEQ ID NO: 255′-TTATCCTTTACCTTGTCTCCAAGC-3′

DETAILED DESCRIPTION I. Introduction

The present composition and methods relate to variants of a parentα-amylase that exhibit an alteration in at least one of the followingproperties relative to said parent α-amylase: specific activity,substrate specificity, substrate binding, substrate cleavage, thermalstability, pH-dependent activity, pH-dependent stability, oxidativestability, Ca²⁺ dependency, pI, and wash performance. The variants aresuitable for starch conversion, ethanol production, laundry washing,dish washing, hard surface cleaning, and other industrial use.

Although numerous mutations are described, they have in the common theability to improve the performance of parental α-amylases that sharestructural features in terms of amino acid sequence identity and threedimension structure. Several of these mutations have been found to becombinable with other mutations, which make them of particular value indesigning variant α-amylases with preselected properties. Also describedare positions that are either not amenable to mutation, in general, ornot amenable to mutation and combination with other mutations. Theidentification of these positions is also important in designing variantα-amylases with preselected properties.

Although studies performed in support of the present compositions andmethods were performed primarily using a particular parental α-amylasefrom Geobacillus stearothermophilus, structurally-related α-amylases arelikely to benefit from equivalent mutations. Accordingly, the presentdescription provides a roadmap for modifying any of a large number ofα-amylases to produce beneficial changes in performance characteristicsand for identifying novel α-amylases likely to have desirableperformance characteristic based on the presence of certain amino acidresidues at specified positions.

These and other aspects and embodiments of the compositions and methodsare described in more detail, below.

II. Definitions and Nomenclature

Prior to describing the present compositions and methods in more detail,various terminology, nomenclature, and general principles are set forth,below.

A. Definitions

The following terms and phrases are defined for clarity. Terms andphrases that are not defined should be given their ordinary meaning asused in the art. Reference is made to standard molecular biologyreferences, such as Sambrook et al., MOLECULAR CLONING: A LABORATORYMANUAL (2nd Ed., 1989); Kreigler, GENE TRANSFER AND EXPRESSION; ALABORATORY MANUAL (1990); Ausubel et al. (eds.) CURRENT PROTOCOLS INMOLECULAR BIOLOGY (1994); Singleton, et al., DICTIONARY OF MICROBIOLOGYAND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 2D ED., John Wiley and Sons, New York (1994); andHale and Markham, THE HARPER COLLINS DICTIONARY OF BIOLOGY, HarperPerennial, N.Y. (1991).

As used herein, the term “starch” refers to any material comprised ofthe complex polysaccharide carbohydrates of plants, comprised of amyloseand amylopectin with the formula (C₆H₁₀O₅)_(x), wherein X can be anynumber. Exemplary sources of starch include but are not limited tograins, grasses, tubers, and roots, and more specifically wheat, barley,corn, rye, rice, sorghum, brans, cassava, millet, potato, sweet potato,and tapioca.

As used herein, the term “alpha (α)-amylase” refers to enzymes thatcatalyze the hydrolysis of α-1,4-glucosidic linkages, e.g., E.C. class3.2.1.1. These enzymes have also been described as effecting the exo orendohydrolysis of 1,4-α-D-glucosidic linkages in polysaccharidescontaining 1,4-α-linked D-glucose units. Another term used to describethese enzymes is “glycogenases.” Exemplary enzymes include α-1,4-glucan4-glucanohydrase glucanohydrolase.

As used here, the term “recombinant,” when used in reference to a cell,nucleic acid, protein or vector, indicates that the cell, nucleic acid,protein or vector, has been modified by the introduction of aheterologous nucleic acid or protein or the alteration of a nativenucleic acid or protein, or that the cell is derived from a cell somodified. Thus, for example, recombinant cells express genes that arenot found within the native (non-recombinant) form of the cell orexpress native genes that are otherwise abnormally expressed, underexpressed or not expressed at all.

As used herein, the terms “protein” and “polypeptide” are usedinterchangeably to refer to a contiguous chain of amino acid residuelinked by peptide bonds. The conventional one-letter or three-lettercode for amino acid residues is used.

As used herein, a “signal sequence” refers to a sequence of amino acidresidues at the N-termus of a polypeptide, which facilitates thesecretion of an extracellular polypeptide outside the cell. The matureform of the extracellular protein lacks the signal sequence, which iscleaved off during the secretion process.

As used herein, a “gene” refers to a DNA segment that is involved inproducing a polypeptide and includes regions preceding and following thecoding regions as well as intervening sequences (introns) betweenindividual coding segments (exons). The name of a gene is generallyitalicized, while the name of a corresponding protein is generally notitalicized and the first letter is capitalized.

As used herein, the terms “nucleic acid” and “polynucleotide” are usedinterchangeably to refers to a contiguous chain of nucleosides linked byphosphodiester or similar bonds, and” encompasses DNA, RNA, whethersingle-stranded, double-stranded, or partially double-stranded, as wellas chemically modified DNA or RNA or synthetic derivatives, thereof.Unless other wise specified, the sequences of nucleic acids are presentin a 5′ to 3′ direction. The skilled person will appreciate that becausethe genetic code is degenerate, more than one codon may encode aparticular amino acid.

As used herein, a “vector” refers to a polynucleotide sequence designedto introduce nucleic acids into one or more cell types. Vectors includecloning vectors, expression vectors, shuttle vectors, plasmids, phageparticles, cassettes, and the like.

As used herein, an “expression vector” refers to a DNA constructcomprising a DNA sequence that is operably linked to a suitable controlsequence capable of effecting expression of the DNA in a suitable host.Such control sequences may include a promoter to effect transcription,an optional operator sequence to control transcription, a sequenceencoding suitable ribosome binding sites on the mRNA, enhancers andsequences which control termination of transcription and translation.

As used herein, a “promoter” is a regulatory sequence that is involvedin binding RNA polymerase to initiate transcription of a gene. Apromoter may be an inducible promoter or a constitutive promoter. Anexemplary promoter is from the Trichoderma reesei cbh1 gene, which is aninducible promoter.

As used herein, the term “under transcriptional control” indicates thatthe transcription of a specified polynucleotide, usually a DNA sequence,depends on its being operably linked to a specified promoter and/orother element(s), which regulate its transcription.

As used herein, the term “under translational control” indicates thatthe translation of a specified polynucleotide, usually a mRNA sequence,depends on its being operably linked to a specified element(s), whichregulate its translation.

As used herein, the term “derived” encompasses the terms “originatedfrom,” “obtained from,” “obtainable from,” and “isolated from,” and isused to indicate that a specified polypeptide, polynucleotide,expression vector, host cell, or the like, is a modified variant of aparental polypeptide, polynucleotide, expression vector, host cell, orthe like.

As used herein, “operably-linked” means that the described componentsare in a relationship permitting them to function in their intendedmanner. For example, a regulatory sequence can be “operably-linked” to acoding sequence in such a way that expression of the coding sequence isachieved under conditions compatible with the regulatory sequence.

The term “selective/selectable marker” refers to a gene capable of beingexpressed in a host cell that allows for ease of selection of those hostcells using a media component or growth condition. Examples ofselectable markers include but are not limited to gene that conferantibiotic/antimicrobial resistence (e.g., hygromycin, bleomycin, orchloramphenicol) and/or genes that confer a metabolic or nutritionaladvantage.

As used herein, a polynucleotide or a polypeptide has a certain“percent/percentage sequence identity” (e.g., 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%,93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99%) with another sequence when thespecified percentage of bases or amino acid residues are the samefollowing alignment the sequences. Alignment and the percent homology oridentity can be determined using any suitable software program known inthe art, for example those described in CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULARBIOLOGY (Ausubel et al. (eds) (1987) Supplement 30, section 7.7.18).Preferred programs include the Vector NTI Advance™ 9.0 (Invitrogen Corp.Carlsbad, Calif.), GCG Pileup, FASTA (Pearson et al. (1988) Proc. Natl,Acad. Sci USA 85:2444-2448), and BLAST (BLAST Manual, Altschul et al.,Natl Cent. Biotechnol. Inf., Natl Lib. Med. (NCIB NLM NIH), Bethesda,Md., and Altschul et al. (1997) NAR 25:3389-3402) programs. Anotherpreferred alignment program is ALIGN Plus (Scientific and EducationalSoftware, PA), preferably using default parameters. Another sequencesoftware program that finds use is the TFASTA Data Searching Programavailable in the Sequence Software Package Version 6.0 (GeneticsComputer Group, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.).

As used herein, a “host strain” or “host cell” refers to an organismsuitable for introducing an expression vector or DNA constructcomprising a polynucleotide encoding a subject polypeptide. Host cellsare preferably bacterial or fungal cells but may also be plant cells(e.g., protoplasts), insect cells, or mammalian cells.

As used herein, the term “culturing” refers to growing a population ofmicrobial cells under suitable conditions in liquid or solid medium.Culturing includes fermentative bioconversion of a starch substratecontaining granular starch to an end-product (typically in a vessel orreactor).

As used herein, the term “fermentation” refers to the enzymatic andsubstantially anaerobic breakdown of organic substances bymicroorganisms to produce simpler organic compounds. While fermentationgenerally occurs under anaerobic conditions it is not intended that theterm be solely limited to strict anaerobic conditions, as fermentationalso occurs in the presence of oxygen.

As used herein, the term “contacting,” with reference to an enzyme andits substrate, refers to the placing of the enzyme in sufficiently closeproximity to the substrate to enable the enzyme to convert the substrateto an end-product (i.e., act on the substrate). Contacting can bebrought about by mixing solutions or suspensions of enzymes andsubstrates.

As used herein, the term “enzymatic conversion” generally refers to themodification of a substrate by enzyme action, for example, themodification of a starch substrate by the action of an amylase,glucoamylase, or other enzyme.

As used herein, the term “saccharification” refers to enzymaticconversion of starch to glucose.

As used herein, the term “gelatinization” refers to solubilization ofstarch (e.g., raw or crystalline starch) by cooking to form a viscoussuspension.

As used herein, the term “liquefaction” refers to the stage in starchconversion in which gelatinized starch is hydrolyzed to lower molecularweight soluble dextrins.

As used herein, the term “degree of polymerization (DP)” refers to thenumber (n) of anhydroglucopyranose units in a given saccharide. Examplesof DP1 saccharides are monosaccharides, such as glucose and fructose.Examples of DP2 saccharides are disaccharides, such as maltose andsucrose. A DP>3 saccharide has a degree of polymerization greater than3.

As used herein, the terms “end-product” or “desired end-product” referto a molecule that is enzymatically derived from a substrate, such asstarch.

As used herein, the term “dry solids content (ds)” refers to the totalsolids of a slurry expressed in terms of % on a dry weight basis (%wt/wt).

As used herein, the term “slurry” refers to an aqueous mixturecontaining insoluble solids.

As used herein, the term “residual starch” refers to the remainingstarch (soluble or insoluble) in a starch composition afterfermentation.

As used herein, a “recycling step” refers to the recycling of mashcomponents, which may include residual starch, enzymes, and/ormicroorganisms to affect or participate in the fermentation ofadditional starch compositions.

As used herein, the term “mash” refers to a mixture of fermentablecarbon molecules (e.g., carbohydrates) in water, which may be used toproduce a fermented product, such as an alcohol. The terms “beer” and“mash” may be used interchangeability.

As used herein, the term “stillage” refers to a mixture of non-fermentedsolids and water, which is the residue after removal of alcohol from afermented mash.

As used herein, the terms “distillers dried grain (DDG)” and “distillersdried grain with solubles (DDGS)” refer to a useful by-product of grainfermentation.

As used herein, an “ethanologenic microorganism” refers to amicroorganism capable of converting a sugar or oligosaccharide toethanol. Ethanologenic microorganisms are generally ethanologenic byvirtue of their ability to express one or more enzymes that individuallyor together convert sugar to ethanol.

As used herein, the term “ethanol producer” or ethanol producingmicroorganism” refers to any organism or cell that is capable ofproducing ethanol from a hexose or pentose. Generally, ethanol-producingcells contain an alcohol dehydrogenase and a pyruvate decarboxylase.Examples of ethanol producing microorganisms include fungalmicroorganisms such as yeast. Preferred yeast includes strains ofSacchromyces, particularly, S. cerevisiae.

As used herein, the term “heterologous,” with reference to apolynucleotide or polypeptide, refers to a polynucleotide or polypeptidethat does not naturally occur in a host cell. The protein may be acommercially important industrial polypeptide, such as an enzyme. It isintended that the term encompasses polynucleotides and polypeptides thatare (or are encoded by) naturally occurring genes, mutated genes, and/orsynthetic genes.

As used herein, the term “endogenous,” with reference to apolynucleotide or polypeptide, refers to a polynucleotide or polypeptidethat occurs naturally in the host cell.

As used herein, the terms “recovered,” “isolated,” and “separated” referto a compound, protein, cell, nucleic acid or amino acid that is removedfrom at least one component with which it is naturally associated.

As used herein, the terms “transformed,” “stably transformed,” and“transgenic,” used in reference to a cell, means the cell includes anon-native (e.g., heterologous) nucleic acid sequence integrated intoits genome or carried as an episomal plasmid that is maintained throughmultiple generations.

As used herein, the term “expression” refers to the process by which apolypeptide is produced based on the nucleotide sequence of a gene. Theprocess includes both transcription and translation.

As used herein, the term “introduced,” in the context of inserting anucleic acid sequence into a cell, refers to “transfection,”“transformation,” or “transduction,” and includes reference to theincorporation of a nucleic acid sequence into a eukaryotic orprokaryotic cell wherein the nucleic acid sequence may be incorporatedinto the genome of the cell (e.g., chromosome, plasmid, plastid, ormitochondrial DNA), converted into an autonomous replicon, ortransiently expressed (e.g., transfected mRNA).

As used herein, the term “specific activity” refers to the number ofmoles of substrate that can be converted to product by an enzyme orenzyme preparation per unit time under specific conditions. Specificactivity is generally expressed as units (U)/mg of protein.

As used herein, the term “yield” refers to the amount of end-productproduced using a specified method and specified reagents (includingenzymes). The amount of end-product may be expressed in terms of mass,volume, concentration, or the like, and may include a reference to theamount of starting material (e.g., substrate), time, or otherconditions.

As used herein, there term “performance index (PI)” refers to the ratioof performance of a variant enzyme to the parent or reference enzyme.Within this context, various further terms and phrases are used tocharacterize the performance of variants: “up mutations” have a PI>1;neutral mutations have a PI>0.5; non-deleterious mutations have aPI>0.05; deleterious mutations have a PI=0.05; combinable mutations havea PI=0.5 for at least one property, and >0.05 for all properties.

As used herein, “combinable mutations” are mutations that can becombined to deliver proteins with preselected performance indices (PI)for one or more desired properties (see above).

As used herein, “ATCC” refers to the American Type Culture Collectionlocated in Manassas, Va., USA.

As used herein, “NRRL” refers to the Agricultural Research ServiceCulture Collection, National Center for Agricultural UtilizationResearch (previously known as USDA Northern Regional ResearchLaboratory) in Peoria, Ill., USA.

In general, numeric ranges are inclusive of the numbers defining therange. The singular articles “a,” “an,” and “the” include pluralreferents, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The headingsare provided for ease of reading and should not be construed asconfining described subject matter to a portion of the specification.All patents and publications, including all sequences disclosed withinsuch patents and publications, are expressly incorporated by reference.

B. Nomenclature

The conventional one-letter and three-letter codes for amino acidresidues are used unless otherwise specified. Variant polypeptides aredescribed using the following nomenclature: original amino acid(s):position(s): substituted amino acid(s).

According to this nomenclature, for instance the substitution of serineby an alanine in position 242 is shown as:

Ser242Ala or S242A

A deletion of alanine in position 30 is shown as:

Ala30* or A30* or ΔA30

And an insertion of an additional amino acid residue, such as lysine, isshown as:

Ala30AlaLys or A30AK

A deletion of a consecutive stretch of amino acid residues, such asamino acid residues 30-33, is indicated as (30-33)* or Δ(A30-N33).

Where a polypeptide contains a “deletion” in comparison with otherpolypeptides (or a parent polypeptide) and an insertion is made in thisposition it is indicated as:

-   -   *36Asp or *36D, where the example represents for insertion of an        aspartic acid in position 36.

Multiple mutations are separated by plus signs. For example, mutationsat positions 30 and 34, substituting alanine and glutamic acid forasparagine and serine, respectively, are represented by:

Ala30Asp+Glu34Ser or A30N+E34S

When one or more alternative amino acid residues may be inserted in agiven position it is indicated as

A30N,E or A30N or A30E

Furthermore, when a position suitable for modification is identifiedwithout any specific modification being suggested, it is to beunderstood that any amino acid residue may be substituted for the aminoacid residue present in the position. For instance, when a modificationof an alanine in position 30 is mentioned, but not specified, it is tobe understood that the alanine may be deleted or substituted for anyother amino acid, i.e., any one of:

R, N, D, A, C, Q, E, G, H, I, L, K, M, F, P, S, T, W, Y, V.

Further, “A30X” means any one of the following substitutions:

-   -   A30R, A30N, A30D, A30C, A30Q, A30E, A30G, A30H, A30I, A30L,        A30K, A30M, A30F, A30P, A30S, A30T, A30W, A30Y, or A30 V; which        may also be presented as:

A30R, N, D, C, Q, E, G, H, I, L, K, M, F, P, S, T, W, Y, V.

If the parent enzyme used for the numbering already has the amino acidresidue in question suggested for substitution in that position, thefollowing nomenclature is used:

-   -   “X30N” or “X30N,V” in the case where for instance one or N or V        is present in the wildtype.

Thus, it means that other corresponding parent enzymes are substitutedto an “Asn” or “Val” in position 30.

C. Characteristics of Amino Acid Residues

The following general information characteristic of amino acid residuesare provided for reference.

Charged amino acids:

Asp, Glu, Arg, Lys, His

Negatively charged amino acids (with the most negative residue first):

Asp, Glu

Positively charged amino acids (with the most positive residue first):

Arg, Lys, His

Neutral amino acids:

Gly, Ala, Val, Leu, lie, Phe, Tyr, Trp, Met, Cys, Asn, Gln, Ser, Thr,Pro

Hydrophobic amino acid residues (with the most hydrophobic residuelisted last):

Gly, Ala, Val, Pro, Met, Leu, lie, Tyr, Phe, Trp,

Hydrophilic amino acids (with the most hydrophilic residue listed last):

Thr, Ser, Cys, Gln, Asn

III. α-amylases for Use in the Present Compositions and Methods

The following paragraphs describe “Spezyme® Xtra-like” or “AmyS-like”α-amylases that can be modified and used according as described herein.

A. Homology Among α-amylases

Experiments performed in support of the present compositions and methodshave been performed using Geobacillus (formerly Bacillus)stearothermophilus α-amylase (i.e., AmyS), exemplified by SEQ ID NO: 2.A variant of this amylase is commercially available as SPEZYME® Xtra(Danisco US Inc, Genencor Division, Palo Alto, Calif., USA).

A number of α-amylases produced by Bacillus spp. are highly homologous(identical) on the amino acid level to AmyS, and the many of mutationsdescribed herein are expected to produce similar effects when made inthese amylase, which are collectively referred to as “SPEZYME®Xtra-like” α-amylases or “AmyS-like” α-amylases. The identity of anumber of known Bacillus α-amylases is summarized in Table A:

TABLE A Percent identity 707 AP1378 BAN BSG SP690 SP722 AA560 LAT 707100.0 86.4 66.9 66.5 87.6 86.2 95.5 68.1 AP1378 86.4 100.0 67.1 68.195.1 86.6 86.0 69.4 BAN 66.9 67.1 100.0 65.6 67.1 68.8 66.9 80.7 BSG66.5 68.1 65.6 100.0 67.9 67.1 66.3 65.4 SP690 87.6 95.1 67.1 67.9 100.087.2 87.0 69.2 SP722 86.2 86.6 68.8 67.1 87.2 100.0 86.8 70.8 AA560 95.586.0 66.9 66.3 87.0 86.8 100.0 68.3 LAT 68.1 69.4 80.7 65.4 69.2 70.868.3 100.0

The B. licheniformis α-amylase (LAT) having the amino acid sequenceshown in SEQ ID NO: 7 has been found to be about 81% homologous with theB. amyloliquefaciens α-amylase having the amino acid sequence shown inSEQ ID NO: 9, and about 65% homologous with the Geobacillus (formerlyBacillus) stearothermophilus α-amylase (BSG; AmyS) comprising the aminoacid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. Further homologous α-amylasesinclude SP690 and SP722 disclosed in WO 95/26397 and the #707 α-amylasederived from Bacillus sp., shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 and described byTsukamoto et al. (1988) Biochemical and Biophysical ResearchCommunications 151:25-31. The KSM AP1378 α-amylase (SEQ ID NO: 12) isdisclosed in WO 97/00324 (from KAO Corporation).

Still further homologous α-amylases include the α-amylase produced bythe B. lichenformis strain described in EP 0 252 666. (ATCC 27811), andthe α-amylases identified in WO 91/00353 and WO 94/18314. Othercommercial SPEZYME® Xtra-like α-amylases are comprised in the productssold under the following tradenames: SPEZYME® AA and Ultraphlow(available from Danisco US Inc, Genencor Division), and KEISTASE™(available from Daiwa) and LIQUEZYME® SC (SEQ ID NO: 15) available fromNovozymes, DK). Other related α-amylases include Termamyl® (SEQ ID NO:8; Novozymes), STAINZYME™ (SEQ ID NO: 10; Novozymes), NATALASE™ (SEQ IDNO: 11; Novozymes), KAO KSM K38 (SEQ ID NO: 13), KAO KSM K36 (SEQ ID NO:14), other α-amylases mentioned in the Table, and other α-amylasesdescribed herein.

Because of the substantial homology found between these α-amylases, theyare considered to belong to the same class of α-amylases and areencompassed by the present compositions and methods. While G.stearothermophilus α-amylase (SEQ ID NO: 2) is used as a starting point,corresponding positions in these and other α-amylases, e.g., the SP722,BLA, BAN, AA560, SP690, KSM AP1378, #707 and other Bacillus α-amylasesare also expected to benefit from modifications to be described.

Accordingly, the terms SPEZYME® Xtra-like α-amylase or AmyS-likeα-amylase are intended to include an α-amylase having the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, and 16. Insome embodiments, SPEZYME® Xtra-like α-amylase or AmyS-like α-amylasealso include α-amylases that exhibits substantial identity at the aminoacid level to SEQ ID NO: 2, for example, at least 60%, at least 70%, atleast 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 91%, atleast 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, atleast 97%, at least 98%, or even at least 99% homology (identity). Infurther embodiments, SPEZYME® Xtra-like α-amylase or AmyS-like α-amylasealso include α-amylases that exhibits substantial identity at the aminoacid level to one or more of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,15, and 16, for example, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 75%, atleast 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, atleast 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, atleast 98%, or even at least 99% homology (identity).

The homology of known or suspected α-amylases to a reference α-amylasemay be determined by means of computer programs known in the art.Generally, a structural alignment between SPEZYME® Xtra (SEQ ID NO: 2)and, e.g., another α-amylase may be used to identifyequivalent/corresponding positions in other SPEZYME® Xtra-likeα-amylases, which can be mutated as described herein to produce similareffects. One exemplary program is GAP, which is provided in the GCGprogram package (described above). In particular, Gap GCG v8 may be usedwith the default scoring matrix for identity and the following defaultparameters: GAP creation penalty of 5.0 and GAP extension penalty of0.3, respectively for nucleic acidic sequence comparison, and GAPcreation penalty of 3.0 and GAP extension penalty of 0.1, respectively,for protein sequence comparison. GAP uses the method of Needleman andWunsch, (1970), J. Mol. Biol. 48:443-453, to make alignments and tocalculate the identity. Other programs and methods are known in tha art.

Another method of obtaining structural alignments is to use the Pile Upprogramme from the GCG package using default values of gap penalties,i.e., a gap creation penalty of 3.0 and gap extension penalty of 0.1.Other structural alignment methods include the hydrophobic clusteranalysis (Gaboriaud et al., (1987), FEBS LETTERS 224, pp. 149-155) andreverse threading (Huber, T; Torda, AE, PROTEIN SCIENCE Vol. 7, No. 1pp. 142-149 (1998).

SPEZYME® Xtra-like α-amylases or AmyS-like α-amylases further includepolypeptides encoded by a DNA sequence that hybridizes to a DNA sequenceencoding one or more of the aforementioned α-amylases, as exemplied bySEQ ID NOs: 9 (BAN), 5 (BSG; AmyS), 3 (SP722), 1 (SP690), 7 (LAT), and11 (AA560) of WO 06/002643 and polynucleotides encoding the amino acidsequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15 and 16. Anucleic acid is hybridizable to another nucleic acid sequence when asingle stranded form of the nucleic acid can anneal to the other nucleicacid under appropriate conditions of temperature and solution ionicstrength. Hybridization and washing conditions are well known in the art(see, e.g., Sambrook (1989) supra, particularly chapters 9 and 11). Anoligonucleotide probe used in the characterization of a known orsuspected SPEZYME® Xtra-like α-amylase above may suitably be prepared onthe basis of the full or partial nucleotide or amino acid sequence ofthe α-amylase in question.

Suitable conditions for testing hybridization involve pre-soaking in5×SSC and prehybridizing for 1 hour at 40° C. in a solution of 20%formamide, 5×Denhardt's solution, 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 6.8, and 50mg of denatured sonicated calf thymus DNA, followed by hybridization inthe same solution supplemented with 100 mM ATP for 18 hours at 40° C.,followed by three times washing of the filter in 2×SSC, 0.2% SDS at 40°C. for 30 minutes (low stringency), preferred at 50° C. (mediumstringency), more preferably at 65° C. (high stringency), even morepreferably at 75° C. (very high stringency). More details about thehybridization method can be found in Sambrook et a., Molecular Cloning:A Laboratory Manual, 2nd Ed., Cold Spring Harbor, 1989. In someembodiments, stringent conditions correspond to a Tm of 65° C. and0.1×SSC, 0.1% SDS.

B. Parental α-amylases

Any of the aforemtioned SPEZYME® Xtra/AmyS-like α-amylases may serve asa parental α-amylase to be modified and used as described herein. Theparental/parent α-amylase may also be referred to as a “backbone” or“template,” and variant amylases may be derived, therefrom. In someembodiments, the parent α-amylase is derived from G. stearothermophilus.In a particular embodiment, the the parent α-amylase has the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. In other embodiments, the parental α-amylasehas the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,15, and 16, or exhibits substantial identity at the amino acid level toSEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, and/or 16, for example, atleast 60%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, atleast 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, atleast 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or even at least99% homology (identity).

A parental α-amylase may also be a hybrid α-amylase, i.e., an α-amylase,which comprises a combination of partial amino acid sequences derivedfrom at least two α-amylases, such as those described, above. Inaddition the hybrid α-amylase may include a portion of a SPEZYME®Xtra/AmyS-like α-amylase and portion of one or more other α-amylases ofmicrobial (bacterial or fungal) and/or mammalian origin.

Thus, the parent hybrid α-amylase may comprise a combination of partialamino acid sequences deriving from at least two SPEZYME® Xtra-likeα-amylases, or from at least one SPEZYME® Xtra-like and at least onenon-SPEZYME® Xtra-like bacterial α-amylase, or from at least oneSPEZYME® Xtra-like and at least one fungal α-amylase, and so forth. Forinstance, the parent α-amylase may comprise a C-terminal part of anα-amylase derived from a strain of B. licheniformis, and an N-terminalpart of an α-amylase derived from a strain of G. stearothermophilus.

IV. Altered Properties of α-amylase Variants

The following section describes the relationship between mutations,which are present in the variant polypeptides described herein, anddesirable alterations in properties (relative to those of a parentSPEZYME® Xtra-like α-amylase), which result therefrom.

In a first aspect a variant of a parent G. stearothermophilus α-amylaseis provided, comprising an alteration at one or more positions (usingSEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2 for the amino acid numbering) selected fromthe group of:

-   -   P17, D19, T21, N28, S51, G72, V74, A82, Q86, Q89, A93, G95, Q97,        W115, D117, P123, S124, D125, N127, I130, G132, Q135, P145,        G146, G148, S153, Y159, W166, S169, K171, W187, P209, N224,        S242, G256, D269, N271, T278, N281, G302, A304, R308, T321,        Q358, P378, S382, K383, T398, H405, T417, E418, P420, G421,        P432, W437, G446, G454, S457, T459, T461, S464, G474, R483.        wherein

(a) the alteration(s) are independently

-   -   (i) an insertion of an amino acid downstream of the amino acid        which occupies the position,    -   (ii) a deletion of the amino acid which occupies the position,        or    -   (iii) a substitution of the amino acid which occupies the        position with a different amino acid,

(b) the variant has α-amylase activity and (c) each position correspondsto a position of the amino add sequence of the parent G.stearothermophilus α-amylase having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQID NO: 1 or 2.

Specifically contemplated herein are S242A, S242Q, S242N and S242E,which may be combined with mutations at R179, G180, I181, G182, and/orK183, associated with calcium-sodium binding, and/or a mutations at P245in the middle of an α-helix.

Corresponding positions in other parent SPEZYME® Xtra-like α-amylasescan be found by alignment as described above and shown in the alignmentin FIG. 4.

Stability

In the context of the variants described herein, mutations (includingamino acid substitutions and deletion) of importance with respect toachieving altered stability, in particular improved stability (i.e.,higher or lower), at especially high temperatures (i.e., 70-120° C.)and/or extreme pH (i.e., low or high pH, i.e, pH 4-6 or pH 8-11,respectively), in particular at free (i.e., unbound, therefore insolution) calcium concentrations below 60 ppm, include any of themutations listed in the “Altered Properties” section. The stability maybe determined as described in the “Methods” section below.

Exemplary mutations in SPEZYME® Extra and related α-amylases thatincrease stability include:

(a) a substitution that introduces one or more of the amino acidresidues: 74A, 115L, 124K, 124R, 132A, 132C, 135A, 145A, 146A, 148A,148N, 159A, 159C, 159D, 159E, 159F, 159G, 159H, 159K, 159L, 159N, 159R,159S, 159T, 159V, 169A, 169L, 169M, 169Y, 179A, 181A, 181C, 181D, 181E,181L, 181P, 181Q, 181V, 181Y, 242A, 242D, 242E, 242Q, 261L, 271A, 271V,278A, 278H, 278K, 278N, 278R, 281A, 281L, 281M, 302D, 302M, 304D, 304E,304M, 321A, 321H, 321Q, 321R, 333Q, 378D, 378 N, 378R, 382D, 398A, 418A,418M, 418N, 420A, 421R, 432A, 432D, 432L, 432M, 432N, 432Q, 432R, 432Y,437D, 437G, 437H, 437L, 437M, 437Y, 446A, 446Y, 454A, 464Q, 464Y, 474A,474E, 474K, 474L, 474M, 474N, 474P, 474Q, 474R, 474S, and 474V, or

(b) a substitution that introduces one or more of the amino acidresidues: 6I, 6N, 6Q, 6T, 6V, 14T, 16F, 25A, 25C, 25G, 25Q, 27M, 36Q,36S, 39G, 39V, 50I, 50L, 50M, 50N, 50Q, 52S, 53T, 67N, 67S, 80D, 80I,90E, 133P, 133V, 137M, 137S, 141E, 141I, 141L, 141M, 141Q, 141R, 141S,141V, 150E, 151I, 152G, 155S, 155Y, 168W, 173T, 188P, 193F, 193K, 193L,193Y, 213L, 213M, 213V, 217Q, 220P, 220Q, 220R, 220S, 220V, 221I, 221S,249E, 250F, 250I, 250M, 252L, 253Y, 254E, 254F, 254T, 254V, 255F, 255K,255W, 257L, 257M, 257S, 257V, 258D, 258G, 258H, 258K, 258Q, 258T, 258V,268F, 274W, 283M, 283N, 283V, 285E, 285Q, 293G, 293K, 294W, 301F, 301I,301P, 301R, 301T, 301W, 309D, 309V, 312H, 312S, 312V, 312Y, 313G, 313H,313I, 313L, 313S, 313V, 318T, 338A, 338C, 338G, 338M, 338T, 339K, 339T,339V, 340A, 340M, 340Q, 340T, 343C, 343I, 343P, 343R, 343Y, 345I, 345Q,369I, 369T, 370G, 375T, 385T, 386K, 394L, 394V, 400A, 400N, 400V, 402H,402I, 402T, 402V, 402W, 403A, 403E, 403G, 403Q, 403R, 403T, 403V, 404C,404E, 404G, 404I, 404V, 419A, 419C, 419M, 419T, 422E, 422G, 433A, 433H,433I, 433K, 433L, 433M, 433V, 433Y, 442A, 442G, 442N, 442R, 442S, 442T,442V, 442W, 442Y, 445G, 445I, 445N, 445T, 445V, 445W, 447I, 447N, 447Q,447W, 447Y, 448C, 448F, 448G, 448H, 448I, 448N, 448Y, 450C, 450H, 450M,450N, 450R, 450S, 450T, 450W, 455G, 455I, 455P, 455V, 463A, 463M, 463S,463T, 463V, 463W, 465G, 465I, 465K, 465N, 465T, 465V, 469D, 469W, 469Y,471I, 471V, 473G, 473Y, 476A, 476G, 476L, 476M, 476N, and 476T

Ca²⁺ Stability

Altered Ca²⁺ stability means the stability of the enzyme under Ca²⁺depletion has been improved, i.e., higher or lower stability. In thecontext of the presently described variants, mutations (including aminoacid substitutions and deletions) of importance with respect toachieving altered Ca²⁺ stability, in particular improved Ca²⁺ stability,i.e., higher or lower stability, at especially high pH (i.e., pH 8-10.5)include any of the mutations listed in the in “Altered Properties”section.

Specific Activity and or Increased Expression

In a further aspect, important mutations (including amino acidsubstitutions and deletions) with respect to obtaining variantsexhibiting altered specific activity, in particular increased ordecreased specific activity, especially at temperatures from 10-60° C.,preferably 20-50° C., especially 30-40° C., include any of the mutationslisted in the in “Altered properties” section. The specific activity maybe determined as described in the “Methods” section below. In somecases, the mutations increase expression rather than or in addition toincreasing specific activity. Exemplary mutations are as follows:

(a) a substitution that introduces one or more of the amino acidresidues selected from the group consisting of 124N, 125A, 125K, 125N,130A, 130S, 159A, 159D, 159E, 159G, 159H, 159K, 159L, 159N, 159R, 159S,159T, 166F, 166G, 166H, 166S, 166Y, 169L, 179A, 179P, 180A, 180D, 180H,180K, 180L, 180N, 180T, 180V, 180Y, 181A, 181D, 181E, 181G, 181P, 181R,181S, 181V, 187A, 187C, 187K, 187N, 187P, 187Q, 187R, 187S, 242H, 242N,278H, 278K, 278N, 278R, 281M, 302D, 304M, 304Y, 321H, 321Q, 321R, 333Q,432Q, 437Y, 446A, 474Q, and 474S, or

(b) a substitution that introduces one or more of the amino acidresidues selected from the group consisting of 6A, 6D, 6E, 6H, 6I, 6K,6L, 6M, 6N, 6P, 6Q, 6R, 6S, 6T, 6V, 6W, 6Y, 13K, 14F, 14T, 14Y, 15A,15D, 15E, 015G, 15H, 15K, 15N, 15P, 15Q, 15R, 15S, 15T, 15W, 16A, 16E,16G, 16H, 16K, 16N, 16P, 16Q, 16R, 16T, 25C, 39D, 39E, 39N, 39Q, 81Y,121P, 139D, 139H, 139R, 139Y, 177A, 188D, 191H, 191K, 192A, 192D, 192G,192N, 192P, 192Q, 192S, 192T, 192V, 192Y, 196A, 196C, 196D, 196E, 196F,196H, 196I, 196K, 196P, 196R, 196S, 196T, 196V, 201A, 201E, 201G, 201H,201M, 202H, 216E, 216G, 216H, 216M, 216Q, 216R, 216S, 216T, 216Y, 221A,221D, 221F, 221I, 221L, 221M, 221N, 221R, 221S, 221V, 221Y, 237G, 240G,240N, 240P, 240Q, 240R, 240T, 246R, 250A, 250D, 250E, 250F, 250G, 250I,250K, 250L, 250M, 250N, 250Q, 250R, 250S, 250W, 252K, 268A, 268D, 268E,268G, 268H, 268K, 268N, 268P, 268Q, 268R, 268S, 274A, 274D, 274G, 274I,274K, 274L, 274N, 274Q, 274R, 274S, 274T, 275K, 285Q, 285Y, 293K, 293R,318A, 318F, 318G, 318I, 318K, 318L, 318M, 318R, 318S, 318T, 318V, 318Y,319C, 319D, 319H, 319I, 319K, 319R, 319Y, 320K, 320R, 320T, 338A, 338G,338I, 338M, 338P, 338S, 338V, 339G, 339P, 340A, 340D, 340E, 340H, 340K,340N, 340Q, 345E, 363D, 363E, 363M, 363N, 363Q, 363S, 366Q, 370A, 370D,370E, 370H, 370K, 370N, 370Q, 370S, 375A, 375D, 375E, 375K, 375N, 375Q,375R, 375S, 419A, 419I, 419M, 419P, 419S, 419V, 448Y, 452N, 452Q, 452R,452S, 471R, and 471Y.

Oxidation Stability

The described variants may have altered oxidation stability, inparticular higher oxidation stability, in comparison to the parentα-amylase. Increased oxidation stability is advantageous in, e.g.,detergent compositions and decreased oxidation stability may beadvantageous in composition for starch liquefaction. Oxidation stabilitymay be determined as described in the “Methods” section below.

Altered pH Profile

Important positions and mutations with respect to obtaining variantswith altered pH profile, in particular improved activity at especiallyhigh pH (i.e., pH 8-10.5) or low pH (i.e., pH 4-6) include mutations ofamino residues located close to the active site residues. In some cases,the improved activity is observed, e.g., at pH<6, at pH<5, or at pH>9.

Preferred specific mutations/substitutions are the ones listed above inthe section “Altered Properties” for the positions in question. Suitableassays are described in the “Methods” section below.

Wash Performance

Important positions and mutations with respect to obtaining variantswith improved wash performance at especially high pH (i.e., pH 8.5-11)include the specific mutations/substitutions listed above in the section“Altered Properties” for the positions in question. The wash performancemay be tested as described below in the “Methods” section.

Starch Liquifaction

Some mutations have the effect of reducing the viscosity of a starchcomposition compared that observed using a “wild-type” α-amylase, suchas SPEZYME® Extra. Exemplary mutations include a substitution thatintroduces one or more of the amino acid residues selected from thegroup consisting of I181A, I181P, I181C, I181E, I181Y, S242A, S242E,S242Q, G132A, N193Y, and E188P.

Other Mutations in Variants

In some embodiments, the present variants include one or moremodifications in addition to those outlined above. For example, it maybe advantageous that one or more proline residues is replaced with anon-proline residue. Exemplary non-proline residues include alanine,glycine, serine, threonine, valine, and leucine. Similarly, it may beadvantageous to replace one or more cysteine residues with anon-cysteine residue. Exemplary non-cysteine residues include serine,alanine, threonine, glycine, valine, and leucine.

Furthermore, it may be advantageous to introduce mutations at one ormore of the following positions (using SEQ ID NO: 7 for the numbering):M15, V128, A111, H133, W138, T149, M197, N188, A209, A210, H405, T412,in particular the following single, double or triple or multi mutations:

M15X, in particular M15T,L;

V128X, in particular V128E;

H133X, in particular H133Y;

N188X, in particular N188S,T,P;

M197X, in particular M197T,L;

A209X, in particular A209V;

M197T/W138F; M197T/138Y; M15T/H133Y/N188S;

M15N128E/H133Y/N188S; E119C/S130C; D124C/R127C; H133Y/T149I;

G475R, H133Y/S187D; H133Y/A209V.

In the case of the parent α-amylase having the amino acid sequence shownin SEQ ID NO: 7, relevant amino acid residues which may be deleted orsubstituted with a view to improving the oxidation stability include thesingle cysteine residue (C363) and the methionine residues located inpositions M8, M9, M96, M200, M206, M284, M307, M311, M316 and M438 inSEQ ID NO: 2.

With respect to increasing the thermal stability of an α-amylase variantrelative to its parent α-amylase, it appears to be particularlydesirable to delete at least one, and preferably two or even three, ofthe following amino acid residues in the amino acid sequence shown inSEQ ID NO: 2 are F178, R179, G180, 1181, G182 and K183. Particularlyvaluable pairwise deletions of this type are R179*+G180*; andI181*+G182* (SEQ ID NO. 16 or 15, respectively) (or equivalents of thesepairwise deletions in another α-amylase meeting the requirements of aparent α-amylase in the context of the present disclosure).

Other mutations of interest include N193F and V416G, as exemplified inthe amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 2.

V. Methods of Preparing α-amylase Variants

Several methods for introducing mutations into genes are known in theart. After a brief discussion of the cloning of α-amylase-encoding DNAsequences, methods for generating mutations at specific sites within theα-amylase-encoding sequence will be discussed.

A. Cloning and Expression of Nucleic Acids Encoding an α-amylase

The DNA sequence encoding a parent α-amylase may be isolated from anycell or microorganism producing the α-amylase in question, using variousmethods well known in the art. First, a genomic DNA and/or cDNA libraryshould be constructed using chromosomal DNA or messenger RNA from theorganism that produces the α-amylase to be studied. Then, if the aminoacid sequence of the α-amylase is known, homologous, labelledoligonucleotide probes may be synthesized and used to identifyα-amylase-encoding clones from a genomic library prepared from theorganism in question. Alternatively, a labelled oligonucleotide probecontaining sequences homologous to a known α-amylase gene could be usedas a probe to identify α-amylase-encoding clones, using hybridizationand washing conditions of lower stringency.

Another method for identifying α-amylase-encoding clones would involveinserting fragments of genomic DNA into an expression vector, such as aplasmid, transforming α-amylase-negative bacteria with the resultinggenomic DNA library, and then plating the transformed bacteria onto agarcontaining a substrate for α-amylase, thereby allowing clones expressingthe α-amylase to be identified.

Alternatively, the DNA sequence encoding the enzyme may be preparedsynthetically by established standard methods, e.g. the phosphoamiditemethod described by S. L. Beaucage and M. H. Caruthers (1981) or themethod described by Matthes et al. (1984). In the phosphoamidite method,oligonucleotides are synthesized, e.g. in an automatic DNA synthesizer,purified, annealed, ligated and cloned in appropriate vectors.

Finally, the DNA sequence may be of mixed genomic and synthetic origin,mixed synthetic and cDNA origin or mixed genomic and cDNA origin,prepared by ligating fragments of synthetic, genomic or cDNA origin (asappropriate, the fragments corresponding to various parts of the entireDNA sequence), in accordance with standard techniques. The DNA sequencemay also be prepared by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using specificprimers, for instance as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,202.

B. Site-Directed Mutagenesis

Once an α-amylase-encoding DNA sequence has been isolated, and desirablesites for mutation identified, mutations may be introduced usingsynthetic oligonucleotides. These oligonucleotides contain nucleotidesequences flanking the desired mutation sites; mutant nucleotides areinserted during oligonucleotide synthesis. In a specific method, asingle-stranded gap of DNA, bridging the α-amylase-encoding sequence, iscreated in a vector carrying the α-amylase gene. Then the syntheticnucleotide, bearing the desired mutation, is annealed to a homologousportion of the single-stranded DNA. The remaining gap is then filled inwith DNA polymerase I (Klenow fragment) and the construct is ligatedusing T4 ligase.

Another method of introducing mutations into α-amylase-encoding DNAsequences involves the 3-step generation of a PCR fragment containingthe desired mutation introduced by using a chemically synthesized DNAstrand as one of the primers in the PCR reactions. From thePCR-generated fragment, a DNA fragment carrying the mutation may beisolated by cleavage with restriction endonucleases and reinserted intoan expression plasmid.

Alternative methods for providing variants include gene shuffling, e.g.,as described in WO 95/22625 (from Affymax Technologies N.V.) or in WO96/00343 (from Novo Nordisk A/S), or other corresponding techniquesresulting in a hybrid enzyme comprising the mutation(s), e.g.,substitution(s) and/or deletion(s), in question.

C. Expression of α-amylase Variants

A DNA sequence encoding a variant produced by methods described above,or by alternative methods, can be expressed using an expression vector,which typically includes control sequences encoding a promoter,operator, ribosome binding site, translation initiation signal, and,optionally, a repressor gene or various activator genes.

The recombinant expression vector carrying the DNA sequence encoding anα-amylase variant may be any vector, which may conveniently be subjectedto recombinant DNA procedures, and the choice of vector will oftendepend on the host cell into which it is to be introduced. Thus, thevector may be an autonomously replicating vector, i.e., a vector whichexists as an extrachromosomal entity, the replication of which isindependent of chromosomal replication, e.g., a plasmid, a bacteriophageor an extrachromosomal element, minichromosome or an artificialchromosome. Alternatively, the vector may be one which, when introducedinto a host cell, is integrated into the host cell genome and replicatedtogether with the chromosome(s) into which it has been integrated.

The DNA sequence should be operably connected to a suitable promotersequence. The promoter may be any DNA sequence, which showstranscriptional activity in the host cell of choice and may be derivedfrom genes encoding proteins either homologous or heterologous to thehost cell. Examples of suitable promoters for directing thetranscription of the DNA sequence encoding an α-amylase variant,especially in a bacterial host, are the promoter of the lac operon of E.coli, the Streptomyces coelicolor agarase gene dagA promoters, thepromoters of the Bacillus licheniformis α-amylase gene (amyL), thepromoters of the G. stearothermophilus maltogenic amylase gene (amyM),the promoters of the B. amyloliquefaciens α-amylase (amyQ), thepromoters of the B. subtilis xylA and xylB genes etc. For transcriptionin a fungal host, examples of useful promoters are those derived fromthe gene encoding A. oryzae TAKA amylase, Rhizomucor miehei asparticproteinase, A. niger neutral α-amylase, A. niger acid stable α-amylase,A. niger glucoamylase, Rhizomucor miehei lipase, A. oryzae alkalineprotease, A. oryzae triose phosphate isomerase or A. nidulansacetamidase.

The expression vector may also comprise a suitable transcriptionterminator and, in eukaryotes, polyadenylation sequences operablyconnected to the DNA sequence encoding an α-amylase variant. Terminationand polyadenylation sequences may suitably be derived from the samesources as the promoter.

The vector may further comprise a DNA sequence enabling the vector toreplicate in the host cell in question. Examples of such sequences arethe origins of replication of plasmids pUC19, pACYC177, pUB110, pE194,pAMB1 and pIJ702.

The vector may also comprise a selectable marker, e.g. a gene theproduct of which complements a defect in the host cell, such as the dalgenes from B. subtilis or B. licheniformis, or one which confersantibiotic resistance such as ampicillin, kanamycin, chloramphenicol ortetracyclin resistance. Furthermore, the vector may comprise Aspergillusselection markers such as amdS, argB, niaD and sC, a marker giving riseto hygromycin resistance, or the selection may be accomplished byco-transformation, e.g., as described in WO 91/17243.

While intracellular expression may be advantageous in some respects,e.g., when using certain bacteria as host cells, it is generallypreferred that the expression is extracellular. In general, the Bacillusα-amylases mentioned herein comprise a preregion permitting secretion ofthe expressed protease into the culture medium. If desirable, thispreregion may be replaced by a different preregion or signal sequence,conveniently accomplished by substitution of the DNA sequences encodingthe respective preregions.

The procedures used to ligate the DNA construct encoding an α-amylasevariant, the promoter, terminator and other elements, respectively, andto insert them into suitable vectors containing the informationnecessary for replication, are well known to persons skilled in the art(e.g., Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd Ed.,Cold Spring Harbor, 1989).

The cell comprising a DNA construct or an expression vector isadvantageously used as a host cell in the recombinant production of anα-amylase variant. The cell may be transformed with the DNA constructencoding the variant, conveniently by integrating the DNA construct (inone or more copies) in the host chromosome. This integration isgenerally considered to be an advantage as the DNA sequence is morelikely to be stably maintained in the cell. Integration of the DNAconstructs into the host chromosome may be performed according toconventional methods, e.g., by homologous or heterologous recombination.Alternatively, the cell may be transformed with an expression vector asdescribed above in connection with the different types of host cells.

The cell may be a cell of a higher organism such as a mammal or aninsect, but is preferably a microbial cell, e.g., a bacterial or afungal (including yeast) cell.

Examples of suitable bacteria are Gram-positive bacteria such asBacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus lentus, Bacillusbrevis, Geobacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus alkalophilus, Bacillusamyloliquefaciens, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus circulans, Bacilluslautus, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus thuringiensis, or Streptomyceslividans or Streptomyces murinus, or gram-negative bacteria such as E.coli. The transformation of the bacteria may, for instance, be effectedby protoplast transformation or by using competent cells in a mannerknown per se.

The yeast organism may favorably be selected from a species ofSaccharomyces or Schizosaccharomyces, e.g. Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Thefilamentous fungus may advantageously belong to a species ofAspergillus, e.g., A. oryzae or A. niger. Fungal cells may betransformed by a process involving protoplast formation andtransformation of the protoplasts followed by regeneration of the cellwall in a manner known per se. A suitable procedure for transformationof Aspergillus host cells is described in EP 238 023.

An aspect of the present compositions and methods relates producing anα-amylase variant by cultivating a host cell under conditions conduciveto the production of the variant amylase and recovering the variantamylase from the cells and/or culture medium. The medium used tocultivate the cells may be any conventional medium suitable for growingthe host cell in question and obtaining expression of the α-amylasevariant. Suitable media are available from commercial suppliers or maybe prepared according to published recipes (e.g., as described incatalogues of the ATCC).

The α-amylase variant secreted from the host cells may conveniently berecovered from the culture medium by well-known procedures, includingseparating the cells from the medium by centrifugation or filtration,and precipitating proteinaceous components of the medium by means of asalt such as ammonium sulphate, followed by the use of chromatographicprocedures such as ion exchange chromatography, affinity chromatography,or the like.

VI. Industrial Applications

The present variant α-amylases possess valuable properties allowing fora variety of industrial applications. For example, the variants may beused for starch processesing/conversion, e.g., for starch liquefaction(see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 3,912,590, EP patent application nos. 252 730and 63 909, WO 99/19467, and WO 96/28567 all references herebyincorporated by reference). The variants may further be useful in theproduction of sweeteners and ethanol (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,231,017hereby incorporated by reference), such as fuel, drinking and industrialethanol, from starch or whole grains. The variants may further be usefulfor beer making or brewing. The variants may be in the form ofcompositions, which may further include, e.g., a glucoamylase, apullulanase, and another α-amylase, in addition to suitable buffers,stabilizing agents, preservatives, and the like.

The amylase variants are also useful in laundry and dishwashing and hardsurface cleaning, as components of detergent compositions. The variantsmay also be useful for desizing of textiles, fabrics and garments (see,e.g., WO 95/21247, U.S. Pat. No. 4,643,736, EP 119,920 herebyincorporated by reference), and in pulp and paper production.

These and other uses of the present compositions and methods aredescribed in more detail, below.

A. Grain Processing and Starch Conversion Applications

Grain processing and starch conversion applications are divided into twocatagories, namely (1) general starch conversion, which covers theconversion of starch into, e.g., maltodextrins, dextrose syrup, and highfructose syrup, (2) ethanol production, and (3) bearmaking. Althoughmany steps involved in these processes are the similar, they aredescribed separately. In some cases, the variant α-amylase is used incombination with a phytase (4). Compositions for performing theseapplications are also described (5).

1. General Starch Conversion

Conventional starch-conversion processes, such as liquefaction andsaccharification processes are described, e.g., in U.S. Pat. No.3,912,590 and EP patent publications Nos. 252,730 and 63,909, herebyincorporated by reference. Generally, the starch conversion processdegrades starch to lower molecular weight carbohydrate components. Inthe case of converting starch into a sugar, the starch is depolymerizedin a process involving of a pre-treatment step and two or threeconsecutive process steps, i.e., a liquefaction process, asaccharification process, and depending on the desired end product, andoptional isomerization process.

a. Pre-Treatment of Native/Raw Starch

Native/raw starch consists of microscopic granules, which are insolublein water at room temperature. When an aqueous starch slurry is heated,the granules swell and eventually burst, dispersing the starch moleculesinto the solution. During this “gelatinization” process, there is adramatic increase in viscosity. As the solids level is 30-40% in atypical industrial process, the starch has to be thinned or “liquefied”so that it can be handled. This reduction in viscosity is conventionallyobtained by enzymatic degradation.

b. Liquefaction

During the liquefaction step, long-chained starch molecules are degradedinto shorter branched and linear molecules (maltodextrins) by anα-amylase. The liquefaction process is generally carried out at about105-110° C. for about 5 to 10 minutes followed by 1-2 hours at 95° C.The pH is typically between about 5.5 and 6.2. To ensure optimal enzymestability under these conditions, 1 mM of calcium is typically added (40ppm free calcium ions). After this treatment the liquefied starch willhave a “dextrose equivalent” (DE) of 10-15.

c. Saccharification

After the liquefaction process, the maltodextrins are converted intodextrose by addition of a glucoamylase (e.g., OPTIDEX® L-400) and adebranching enzyme, such as an isoamylase (U.S. Pat. No. 4,335,208) or apullulanase. Before this step the pH is reduced to a value below about4.5, while maintaining the high temperature (above 95° C.), toinactivate the liquefying α-amylase to reduce the formation of shortoligosaccharides called “panose precursors” which cannot be hydrolyzedproperly by the debranching enzyme. The temperature is lowered to 60°C., and glucoamylase and debranching enzyme are added. Thesaccharification process proceeds for 24-72 hours.

Normally, when denaturing the α-amylase after the liquefaction step,about 0.2-0.5% of the saccharification product is the branchedtrisaccharide Glc pα1-6Glc pα1-4Glc (panose) which cannot be degraded bya pullulanase. If active amylase from the liquefaction step is presentduring saccharification (i.e., no denaturing), this level can be as highas 1-2%, which is highly undesirable as it lowers the saccharificationyield significantly.

d. Isomerization

When the desired final sugar product is, e.g., high fructose syrup thedextrose syrup may be converted into fructose. After thesaccharification process, the pH is increased to a value in the range ofabout 6-8, preferably pH 7.5, and the calcium is removed by ionexchange. The dextrose syrup is then converted into high fructose syrupusing, e.g., an immmobilized glucose isomerase (such as GENSWEET®IGI-HF).

2. Ethanol Production

In general alcohol production (ethanol) from whole grain can beseparated into 4 main steps, i.e, (a) milling, (b) liquefaction, (c)saccharification, and (d) fermentation. Some of these steps are similarto those described, above.

a. Milling and Slurry Production

A starch-containing substrate, such as grain, corn, milo, or the like,is milled in order to open up the structure and allow for furtherprocessing. The two processes used are generally referred to as wet ordry milling. In dry milling, the whole kernel is milled and used in theremaining part of the process. Wet milling gives a very good separationof germ and meal (starch granules and protein) and is with a fewexceptions applied at locations where there is a parallel production ofsyrups.

The milled starch-containing material is be combined with water andrecycled thin-stillage resulting in an aqueous slurry. The slurry willcomprise between 15 to 55% ds w/w (e.g., 20 to 50%, 25 to 50%, 25 to45%, 25 to 40%, 20 to 35% and 30-36% ds). The recycled thin-stillage(backset) is typically in the range of 10 to 70% v/v (e.g., 10 to 60%,10 to 50%, 10 to 40%, 10 to 30%, 10 to 20%, 20 to 60%, 20 to 50%, 20 to40% and also 20 to 30%). 25 to 40% ds is fairly common.

Once the milled starch-containing material is combined with water andbackset, the pH is generally not adjusted in the slurry. Further, the pHis not adjusted after the addition of phytase (see below) and α amylaseto the slurry. The pH of the slurry will typically be in the range of pH4.5 to less than 6.0 (e.g., pH 4.5 to 5.8, pH 4.5 to 5.6, pH 4.8 to 5.8,pH 5.0 to 5.8, pH 5.0 to 5.4, pH 5.2 to 5.5 and pH 5.2 to 5.9). The pHof the slurry may be between pH 4.5 and 5.2 depending on the amount ofthin stillage added to the slurry and the type of material comprisingthe thin stillage. For example, the pH of the thin stillage may bebetween pH 3.8 and pH 4.5. Table B illustrates the pH change that occurswith addition of increasing amounts of thin stillage to a whole groundcorn slurry (32% ds) after stirring for 2 hours at 155° F.

TABLE B pH change that occurs with addition of increasing amounts ofthin stillage Thin stillage w/w % Final pH 0 5.52 20 5.29 40 5.16 505.09 60 5.05 80 4.98 100 4.94

It should be mentioned that during ethanol production, acids can beadded to lower the pH in the beer well to reduce the risk of microbialcontamination prior to distillation.

In some cases, phytase is added to the slurry. Phytases are described inmore detail, below. In some cases, an α-amylase is added to the slurry.In some cases, a phytase and an α amylase are added to the slurrysequentially. In some cases, a phytase and an α-amylase are addedsimultaneously. In some cases, the slurry comprising the phytase andα-amylase are incubated (pretreated) for a period of 5 minutes to 8hours (e.g., 5 minutes to 6 hours, 5 minutes to 4 hours 5 minutes to 2hours, and 15 minutes to 4 hours). In other cases the slurry areincubated at a temperature in the range of 40 to 115° C., (e.g. 45 to80° C., 50 to 70° C., 50 to 75° C., 60 to 110° C., 60 to 95° C., 70 to110° C., 70 to 85° C. and 77 to 86° C.).

In some cases, the slurry is incubated at a temperature of 0 to 30° C.(e.g., 0 to 25° C., 0 to 20° C., 0 to 15° C., 0 to 10° C. and 0 to 5°C.) below the starch geltinization temperature of the starch-containingmaterial. In some cases, the temperature is below 68° C., below 65° C.,below 62° C., below 60° C., or even below 55° C. In some embodiments,the temperature is above 45° C., above 50° C., above 55° C., and evenabove 60° C. Incubation of the slurry comprising a phytase and anα-amylase at a temperature below the starch gelatinization temperaturemay be referred to as a primary (1°) liquefaction.

Currently, it is believed that commercially available microbialα-amylases used in the liquefaction process are not sufficiently stableto produce liquefied starch substrate from a dry mill process usingwhole ground grain at a temperature above about 80° C. at a pH less thanpH 5.6. Generally, the stability of many commercially availableα-amylases is reduced at a pH of less than about 4.0.

b. Liquefaction

In the liquefaction process, the starch granules are solubilized byhydrolysis to maltodextrins mostly of a DP higher than 4. The rawmaterial can be milled whole grain or a side stream from starchprocessing. Milled and liquefied grain is also known as mash. Thehydrolysis may be carried out by acid treatment or enzymatically byα-amylase. Acid hydrolysis is used on a limited basis.

Enzymatic liquefaction is typically carried out as a three-step hotslurry process. The slurry is heated to between 60-95° C. (preferably77-86° C., 80-85° C., and 83-85° C.) and the enzyme(s) is (are) added.Then the slurry is jet-cooked at between 95-140° C., preferably 105-125°C., cooled to 60-95° C. and more enzyme(s) is (are) added to obtain thefinal hydrolysis. The liquefaction process is carried out at pH 4.0-6.5,typically at a pH between 5 and 6.

The slurry may be incubated with an α-amylase and, optionally, a phytase(discussed herein) and incubated for 5 minutes to 2 hours, at atemperature range of 60 to 75° C. In a further liquefaction step, theincubated or pretreated starch-containing material may be exposed to anincrease in temperature such as 0 to 45° C. above the starchgelatinization temperature of the starch-containing material (e.g., 70°C. to 120° C., 70° C. to 110° C., and 70° C. to 90° C.) for a period oftime of 2 minutes to 6 hours (e.g., 2 minutes to 4 hrs, 90 minutes, 140minutes and 90 to 140 minutes) at a pH of about 4.0 to 5.5 morepreferably between 1 hour to 2 hours. The temperature can be increasedby a conventional high temperature jet cooking system for a short periodof time for example for 1 to 15 minutes. Then the starch maybe furtherhydrolyzed at a temperature ranging from 75° C. to 95° C., (e.g., 80° C.to 90° C. and 80° C. to 85° C.) for a period of 15 to 150 minutes (e.g.,30 to 120 minutes). The pH may not be adjusted during these processsteps and the pH of the liquefied mash is in the range of pH 4.0 to pH5.8 (e.g., pH 4.5 to 5.8, pH 4.8 to 5.4, and pH 5.0 to 5.2). In someembodiments, a second dose of thermostable α amylase will be added tothe secondary liquefaction step, but in other embodiments there will notbe an additional dosage of α-amylase.

The incubation and liquefaction steps according to the invention may befollowed by saccharification and fermentation steps.

c. Fermentation

The fermentable sugars obtained during the liquefaction process stepsmay be used to produce alcohol, particularly ethanol, via microbialfermentation. The organism used in fermentations will depend on thedesired end-product.

Typically if ethanol is the desired end product yeast will be used asthe fermenting organism. In some preferred embodiments, theethanol-producing microorganism is a yeast and specificallySaccharomyces such as strains of S. cerevisiae (U.S. Pat. No.4,316,956). A variety of S. cerevisiae are commercially available andthese include but are not limited to FALI (Fleischmann's Yeast),SUPERSTART (Alltech), FERMIOL (DSM Specialties), RED STAR (Lesaffre) andAngel alcohol yeast (Angel Yeast Company, China). The amount of starteryeast employed in the methods is an amount effective to produce acommercially significant amount of ethanol in a suitable amount of time,(e.g. to produce at least 10% ethanol from a substrate having between25-40% DS in less than 72 hours). Yeast cells are generally supplied inamounts of 10⁴ to 10¹², and preferably from 10⁷ to 10¹⁰ viable yeastcount per ml of fermentation broth. The fermentation will include inaddition to a fermenting microorganisms (e.g. yeast), nutrients,optionally additional enzymes, including but not limited to phytases.The use of yeast in fermentation is well known and reference is made toTHE ALCOHOL TEXTBOOK, K. JACQUES ET AL., EDS. 1999, NOTTINGHAMUNIVERSITY PRESS, UK. Yeast fermentation is usually performed for 24-96hours, typically 35-60 hours. The temperature of fermentation is usuallybetween 26-34° C., e.g., about 32° C., and the pH is bout 3-6,preferably around 4-5.

By using appropriate fermenting microorganisms, other end products maybe obtained, including without limitation, glycerol, 1,3-propanediol,gluconate, 2-keto-D-gluconate, 2,5-diketo-D-gluconate, 2-keto-L-gulonicacid, succinic acid, lactic acid, amino acids and derivatives thereof.For example, when lactic acid is the desired end product, aLactobacillus sp. (L. casei) may be used. When glycerol or1,3-propanediol are the desired end-products E. coli may be used. When2-keto-D-gluconate, 2,5-diketo-D-gluconate, and 2-keto-L-gulonic acidare the desired end products, Pantoea citrea may be used.

d. Saccharification and SSF

Liquefied starch-containing material is saccharified in the presence ofsaccharifying enzymes such as glucoamylases. The saccharificationprocess may last for 12 hours to 120 hours (e.g. 12 to 90 hours, 12 to60 hours and 12 to 48 hours). However, it is common to perform apre-saccharification step for about 30 minutes to 2 hours (e.g., 30 to90 minutes) in a temperature range of 30 to 65° C., typically above 50°C. and often around 60° C., which is followed by a completesaccharification during fermentation. This latter step may be referredto as simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF). SSF iscommon in ethanol production, where the saccharifying enzymes andfermenting organisms (e.g., yeast) are added together and then carriedout at a temperature of 30° C. to 40° C. and at a pH between 4.2-4.8,preferably pH 4.5.

Fermentable sugars (e.g., dextrins, monosaccharides, particularlyglucose) are produced from enzymatic saccarification. These fermentablesugars may be further purified and/or converted to useful sugarproducts. In addition the sugars may be used as a fermentation feedstockin a microbial fermentation process for producing end-products, such asalcohol (e.g., ethanol and butanol), organic acids (e.g., succinic acidand lactic acid), sugar alcohols (e.g., glycerol), ascorbic acidintermediates (e.g., gluconate, 2-keto-D-gluconate,2,5-diketo-D-gluconate, and 2-keto-L-gulonic acid), amino acids (e.g.,lysine), proteins (e.g., antibodies and fragment thereof).

e. Distillation

Optionally, following fermentation, alcohol (e.g., ethanol) may berecovered by distillation. The yield of ethanol is typically at least8%, at least 10%, at least 12%, at least 14%, at least 15%, at least16%, at least 17%, at least 18% (v/v), and is some cases, at least 19%,at least 20%, at least 21%, at least 22%, and even at least 23% (v/v).The ethanol obtained may be used as, for example, fuel ethanol, drinkingethanol, i.e., potable neutral spirits, or industrial ethanol.

f. By-Products

Left over from the fermentation process is the spent grain, which istypically used in animal feed either in liquid form or dried. The spentgrain may take the form of so-called “fermentation co-products” such asdistillers dried grains (DDG) and distiller's dried grain plus solubles(DDGS), which may also be used in animal feed.

3. Beer Making

The present variant α-amylases may be useful in a beer-making process.Typically, the α-amylases are added during the mashing process, wheretheir advantages, in terms of stability, specific activity, and thelike, are realized as in the case of starch conversion.

4. Use of Variant α-amylases in Combination with a Other Enzymes

In all aspects of liquefaction, saccharification, SSF, and carbohydrateprocessing, generally, the present variant α-amylase polypeptides can beused in combination with one or more addition enzymes, for example, anadditional α-amylase, a glucoamylase, an iso-amylase, a β-amylase, amaltogenic amylase, a protease, a lipase, a peroxidase, an esterase, anoxidase, a pectinase, a pectine lyase, a cutinase, a laccase, and/or aphytase. Many of these enzymes are described in more detail with respectto cleaning applications.

Phytases are enzymes capable of breaking down phytic acid (phytate)found in grains and oil seeds. Phytate, as well as intermediates in itdegredation, are believed to destabilize or otherwise adversely affectα-amylases, thereby reducing their efficiency.

Phytases that can be used in combination with variant α-amylases arecapable of hydrolyzing phytic acid under the defined conditions of theincubation and liquefaction steps. In some embodiments, the phytase iscapable of liberating at least one inorganic phosphate from an inositolhexaphosphate (phytic acid). Phytases can be grouped according to theirpreference for a specific position of the phosphate ester group on thephytate molecule at which hydrolysis is initiated, (e.g., as 3-phytases(EC 3.1.3.8) or as 6-phytases (EC 3.1.3.26)). A typical example ofphytase is myo-inositol-hexakiphosphate-3-phosphohydrolase.

Phytases can be obtained from microorganisms such as fungal andbacterial organisms. Some of these microorganisms include e.g.Aspergillus (e.g., A. niger, A. terreus, A. ficum and A. fumigatus),Myceliophthora (M. thermophila), Talaromyces (T. thermophilus)Trichoderma spp (T. reesei). and Thermomyces (WO 99/49740). Alsophytases are available from Penicillium species, e.g., P. hordei (ATCCNo. 22053), P. piceum (ATCC No. 10519), or P. brevi-compactum (ATCC No.48944). See, for example U.S. Pat. No. 6,475,762. In addition, phytasesare available from Bacillus (e.g., B. subtilis, Pseudomonas, Peniophora,E. coli, Citrobacter, Enterbacter and Buttiauxella (see WO2006/043178).

Commercial phytases are available such as NATUPHOS® (BASF), RONOZYME® P(Novozymes A/S), PHZYME® (Danisco A/S, Diversa) and FINASE® (ABEnzymes). The method for determining microbial phytase activity and thedefinition of a phytase unit has been published by Engelen et al. (1994)J. AOAC Int. 77:760-764. The phytase may be a wild-type phytase, avariant or fragment thereof.

Exemplary phytases are derived from species of the bacteriumButtiauxiella. Buttiauxiella spp. includes B. agrestis, B. brennerae, B.ferragutiase, B. gaviniae, B. izardii, B. noackiae, and B. warmboldiae.Strains of Buttiauxella species are available from DSMZ, the GermanNational Resource Center for Biological Material (Inhoffenstrabe 7B,38124 Braunschweig, Del.). Buttiauxella sp. strain P1-29 deposited underaccession number NCIMB 41248 is an example of a particularly usefulstrain from which a phytase may be obtained. The phytase may be BP-wildtype, a variant thereof (such as BP-11) described in WO 06/043178, or avariant as described in U.S. Patent Pub. No. US20080220498, filed Mar.6, 2007 (see, e.g., Table 1 and SEQ ID NO: 3).

The phytase may also be the BP-17 variant of Buttiauxiella phytase,having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, shown below, or aphytase having at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 88%,at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, atleast 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98% and even at least99% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:19.

(SEQ ID NO: 19) NDTPASGYQV EKVVILSRHG VRAPTKMTQT MRDVTPNTWP EWPVKLGYITPRGEHLISLM GGFYRQKFQQ QGILSQGSCP TPNSIYVWAD VDQRTLKTGE AFLAGLAPQCGLTIHHQQNL EKADPLFHPV KAGTCSMDKT QVQQAVEKEA QTPIDNLNQH YIPFLALMNTTLNFSTSAWC QKHSADKSCD LGLSMPSKLS IKDNGNKVAL DGAIGLSSTL AEIFLLEYAQGMPQAAWGNI HSEQEWASLL KLHNVQFDLM ARTPYIARHN GTPLLQAISN ALNPNATESKLPDISPDNKI LFIAGHDTNI ANIAGMLNMR WTLPGQPDNT PPGGALVFER LADKSGKQYVSVSMVYQTLE QLRSQTPLSL NQPAGSVQLK IPGCNDQTAE GYCPLSTFTR VVSQSVEPGC QLQ

The amount (dosage) of phytase used in the incubation and/orliquefaction processes may be in the range of about 0.001 to 50 FTU/gds, (e.g., in the range of about 0.01 to 25 FTU/g ds, about 0.01 to 15FTU/g ds, about 0.01 to 10 FTU/g ds, about 0.05 to 15 FTU/g ds, andabout 0.05 to 5.0 FTU/g.

5. Compositions for Grain Processing and Starch Conversion

One aspect of the present compositions and methods is a compositioncomprising one or more of the variant α-amylases for use in starchconversion, including general starch conversion, alcohol fermentation,beer making, and the like. Such compositions may include buffers, salts,minerals, stabilizers, preservatives, antimicrobial agents, dyes,fragrances, and the like, selected to protect the variant α-amylase(s)from premature degredation (including proteolysis), to prolong storage,improve appearance, to color-code the composition, and the like.

The compositions may further include additional enzymes relating tostarch conversion, including, e.g., glucoamylases and phytases.Particular a glucoamylases are G1 or G2 AMG from Aspegillis niger, whichis described in Boel et al. (1984) EMBO J. 3:1097-1102 or a variant,thereof, as described in WO 00/04136 or WO 01/04273), the AMG fromTalaromyces emersonii, as described in WO 99/28448, or glucoamylase fromTrichoderma reesei, as described in WO 06/060062.

B. Pulp and Paper Production

The present variant α-amylases may also be used in the production oflignocellulosic materials, such as pulp, paper and cardboard, fromstarch reinforced waste paper and cardboard, especially where repulpingoccurs at pH above 7 and where the amylases facilitate thedisintegration of the waste material through degradation of thereinforcing starch. The variant α-amylases are especially useful in aprocess for producing a papermaking pulp from starch-coatedprinted-paper. The process may be performed as described in WO 95/14807,comprising the steps of: (a) disintegrating the paper to produce a pulp,(b) treating with a starch-degrading enzyme before, during or after step(a), and (c) separating ink particles from the pulp after steps (a) and(b).

The α-amylases may also be useful where enzymatically modified starch isused in papermaking together with alkaline fillers such as calciumcarbonate, kaolin and clays. With the present variant α-amylases, it ispossible to modify the starch in the presence of the filler thusallowing for a simpler integrated process.

C. Desizing of Textiles, Fabrics and Garments

The present variant α-amylases may also be useful in textile, fabric orgarment desizing. In the textile processing industry, α-amylases aretraditionally used as auxiliaries in the desizing process to facilitatethe removal of starch-containing size, which has served as a protectivecoating on weft yarns during weaving. Complete removal of the sizecoating after weaving is important to ensure optimum results in thesubsequent processes, in which the fabric is scoured, bleached and dyed.Enzymatic starch breakdown is preferred because it does not involve anyharmful effect on the fiber material.

To reduce processing cost and increase mill throughput, the desizingprocessing is sometimes combined with the scouring and bleaching steps.In such cases, non-enzymatic auxiliaries such as alkali or oxidationagents are used to break down the starch, because traditional α-amylasesare not very compatible with high pH levels and bleaching agents. Thenon-enzymatic breakdown of the starch size leads to some fiber damagebecause of the rather aggressive chemicals used. Accordingly, it wouldbe desirable to use variant α-amylases that offer improved performancein alkaline solutions. Such variants may be used alone or in combinationwith a cellulase when desizing cellulose-containing fabric or textile.

Desizing and bleaching processes are well known in the art. Forinstance, such processes are described in WO 95/21247, U.S. Pat. No.4,643,736, EP 119,920 hereby incorporated by reference. A currentcommercially available products for desizing include OPTISIZE® FLEX fromGenencor.

D. Cleaning and Detergent Compositions

The present variant α-amylases may be added to, and thus become acomponent of, a detergent composition. The detergent composition may beformulated as a hand or machine-laundry detergent, including a laundryadditive suitable for pretreatment of stained fabrics and a rinse-addedfabric softener composition. The detergent composition may also beformulated for hand or machine-dishwashing operations, or for use ingeneral household hard surface cleaning operations. In general theproperties of the variant α-amylase should be compatible with theselected detergent in terms of its pH and other enzymatic andnon-enzymatic ingredients.

The detergent composition or additive may comprise one or moreadditional enzymes such as a protease, a lipase, a peroxidase, anotheramylolytic enzyme (e.g., another α-amylase), a glucoamylase, amaltogenic amylase, a CGTase and/or a cellulase mannanase (such asMANNASTAR™ from Danisco US Inc., Genencor Division)), a pectinase, apectine lyase, a cutinase, and/or laccase, which are described in moredetail, below:

Proteases: Suitable proteases may be derived from any organism, andinclude chemically modified or engineered variants. The protease may bea serine protease or a metallo protease, preferably an alkalinemicrobial protease or a trypsin-like protease. Examples of alkalineproteases are subtilisins, especially those derived from Bacillus, e.g.,subtilisin Novo, subtilisin Carlsberg, subtilisin 309, subtilisin 147and subtilisin 168 (described in WO 89/06279). Examples of trypsin-likepro-teases are trypsin (e.g., of porcine or bovine origin) and theFusarium protease described in WO 89/06270 and WO 94/25583.

Examples of useful proteases are the variants described in WO98/23732,WO99/20770, WO 92/19729, WO 98/20115, WO 98/20116, and WO 98/34946,especially the variants with substitutions in one or more of thefollowing positions: 27, 36, 57, 76, 87, 97, 101, 104, 120, 123, 167,170, 194, 206, 218, 222, 224, 235 and 274.

Preferred commercially available protease enzymes include ALCALASE®,SAVINASE®, PRIMASE®, DURALASE®, ESPERASE®, and KANNASE® (from NovozymesA/S), MAXATASE®, MAXACAL, MAXAPEM®, PROPERASE®, PURAFECT®, PURAFECTOXP®, FN2®, FN3®, FN4® (Genencor International Inc.).

Lipases: Suitable lipases include those of bacterial or fungal origin,and include chemically modified or engineered variant. Examples ofuseful lipases include lipases from Humicola (synonym Thermomyces),e.g., from H. Ianuginosa (T. Ianuginosus) as described in EP 258 068 andEP 305 216 or from H. insolens as described in WO 96/13580, aPseudomonas lipase, e.g., from P. alcaligenes or P. pseudoalcaligenes(EP 218 272), P. cepacia (EP 331 376), P. stutzeri (GB 1,372,034), P.fluorescens, Pseudomonas sp. strain SD 705 (WO 95/06720 and WO96/27002), P. wisconsinensis (WO 96/12012), a Bacillus lipase, e.g.,from B. subtilis (Dartois et al. (1993), Biochemica et Biophysic Acta,1131, 253-360), B. stearothermophilus (JP 64/744992) or B. pumilus (WO91/16422). Other examples are lipase variants such as those described inWO 92/05249, WO 94/01541, EP 407 225, EP 260 105, WO 95/35381, WO96/00292, WO 95/30744, WO 94/25578, WO 95/14783, WO 95/22615, WO97/04079 and WO 97/07202. Preferred commercially available lipaseenzymes include LIPOLASE™ and LIPOLASE ULTRA™ (Novozymes A/S).

Amylases: One or more additional amylases may also be included. Suitableamylases (α and/or β) include those of bacterial or fungal origin, andinclude chemically modified or engineered variants. Amylases include,for example, α-amylases obtained from Bacillus, e.g., a special strainof B. licheniformis, described in more detail in GB 1,296,839. Examplesof useful α-amylases are the variants described in WO 94/18314, WO96/39528, WO 94/02597, WO 94/18314, WO 96/23873, and WO 97/43424,especially the variants with substitutions in one or more of thefollowing positions: 15, 23, 105, 106, 124, 128, 133, 154, 156, 181,188, 190, 197, 202, 208, 209, 243, 264, 304, 305, 391, 408, and 444.Commercially available α-amylases are DURAMYL™, LlQUEZYME™ TERMAMY™,NATALASE™, FUNGAMYL™ and BAN™ (Novozymes A/S), RAPIDASE™ and PURASTAR™(from Genencor).

Cellulases: Suitable cellulases include those of bacterial or fungalorigin. Chemically modified or protein engineered mutants are included.Suitable cellulases include cellulases from the genera Bacillus,Pseudomonas, Trichoderma, Humicola, Fusarium, Thielavia, Acremonium,e.g., the fungal cellulases produced from Humicola insolens,Myceliophthora thermophila and Fusarium oxysporum disclosed in U.S. Pat.No. 4,435,307, U.S. Pat. No. 5,648,263, U.S. Pat. No. 5,691,178, U.S.Pat. No. 5,776,757 and WO 89/09259. The Trichoderma reesei cellulasesare disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,689,297, U.S. Pat. No. 5,814,501, U.S.Pat. No. 5,324,649, WO 92/06221 and WO 92/06165. Bacillus cellulases aredisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,562,612. Commercially available cellulasesinclude CELLUZYME®, and CAREZYME® (Novozymes A/S), CLAZINASE®, andPURADAX HA® (Genencor International Inc.), and KAC-500(B)® (KaoCorporation).

Peroxidases/Oxidases: Suitable peroxidases/oxidases include those ofplant, bacterial or fungal origin, and include chemically modified orengineered variants. Examples of useful peroxidases include peroxidasesfrom Coprinus, e.g., from C. cinereus, and variants thereof as thosedescribed in WO 93/24618, WO 95/10602, and WO 98/15257. Commerciallyavailable peroxidases include GUARDZYME® (Novozymes A/S).

The detergent enzyme(s) may be included in a detergent composition byadding separate additives containing one or more enzymes, or by adding acombined additive comprising all of these enzymes. A detergent additivecan be formulated as a liquid, a slurry, a bar, a tablet, a powder, agranule, a paste, etc. Exemplary detergent additive formulations arenon-dusting granulates and stabilized liquids or slurries. A liquiddetergent may be aqueous, typically containing up to 70% water and 0-30%organic solvent, or non-aqueous.

Non-dusting granulates may be produced, e.g., as disclosed in U.S. Pat.Nos. 4,106,991 and 4,661,452, and may optionally be coated by methodsknown in the art. Examples of waxy coating materials are poly(ethyleneoxide) products (polyethyleneglycol, PEG) with mean molar weights of1000 to 20000; ethoxylated nonyl-phenols having from 16 to 50 ethyleneoxide units; ethoxylated fatty alcohols in which the alcohol containsfrom 12 to 20 carbon atoms and in which there are 15 to 80 ethyleneoxide units; fatty alcohols; fatty acids; and mono- and di- andtriglycerides of fatty acids. Examples of film-forming coating materialssuitable for application by fluid bed techniques are given in GB1483591. Liquid enzyme preparations may, for instance, be stabilized byadding a polyol such as propylene glycol, a sugar or sugar alcohol,lactic acid or boric acid according to established methods. Protectedenzymes may be prepared according to the method disclosed in EP 238,216.

The detergent composition typically comprises one or more surfactants,which may be non-ionic (including semi-polar), anionic, cationic, and/orzwitterionic. The surfactants are typically present at a level of from0.1% to 60% by weight. Exemplary detergent compositions include fromabout 1% to about 40% of an anionic surfactant such as linearalkylbenzenesulfonate, α-olefinsulfonate, alkyl sulfate (fatty alcoholsulfate), alcohol ethoxysulfate, secondary alkanesulfonate, α-sulfofatty acid methyl ester, alkyl- or alkenylsuccinic acid or soap, and/orfrom about 0.2% to about 40% of a non-ionic surfactant such as alcoholethoxylate, nonyl-phenol ethoxylate, alkylpolyglycoside,alkyldimethylamine-oxide, ethoxylated fatty acid monoethanol-amide,fatty acid monoethanolamide, polyhydroxy alkyl fatty acid amide, orN-acyl N-alkyl derivatives of glucosamine (“glucamides”).

The detergent composition may include 0-65% detergent builder orcomplexing agent such as zeolite, diphosphate, tripho-sphate,phosphonate, carbonate, citrate, nitrilotriacetic acid,ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, diethylenetri-aminepen-taacetic acid,alkyl- or alkenylsuccinic acid, soluble silicates or layered silicates(e.g. SKS-6 from Hoechst). The detergent composition may include one ormore polymers, such as carboxymethylcellulose, poly(vinyl-pyrrolidone),poly(ethylene glycol), poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinylpyridine-N-oxide),poly(vinylimidazole), polycarboxylates such as polyacrylates,maleic/acrylic acid copolymers and lauryl methacrylate/acrylic acidco-polymers.

The detergent may contain a bleaching system, which may include a H₂O₂source such as perborate or percarbonate which may be combined with aperacid-forming bleach activator such as tetraacetylethylenediamine ornonanoyloxyben-zenesul-fonate. Alternatively, the bleaching system maycomprise peroxyacids of, e.g., the amide, imide, or sulfone type.

The enzyme(s) of the detergent composition may be stabilized usingconventional stabilizing agents, e.g., a polyol such as propylene glycolor glycerol, a sugar or sugar alcohol, lactic acid, boric acid, or aboric acid derivative, e.g., an aromatic borate ester, or a phenylboronic acid derivative such as 4-formylphenyl boronic acid, and thecomposition may be formulated as described in, e.g., WO 92/19709 and WO92/19708.

The detergent composition may also contain other conventional detergentcomposition ingredients, such as fabric conditioners, clays, foamboosters, suds suppressors, anti-corrosion agents, soil-suspendingagents, anti-soil re-deposition agents, dyes, bactericides, opticalbrighteners, hydrotropes, tarnish inhibitors, or perfumes.

The variant α-amylase should be present in an effective amount, whichcan readily be determined using the assays described, herein. As astarting point, it is contemplated that one (or more) variant α-amylasesbe added in an amount corresponding to 0.01-100 mg of enzyme protein perliter of wash liquor, and preferably about 0.1-1 mg of enzyme proteinper liter of wash liquor. An exemplary amount is about 0.055 mg ofenzyme protein per liter of wash liquor.

Exemplary dish washing detergent compositions, include the following:

1) POWDER AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING COMPOSITION Nonionic surfactant 0.4-2.5%Sodium metasilicate 0-20% Sodium disilicate 3-20% Sodium triphosphate20-40% Sodium carbonate 0-20% Sodium perborate 2-9% Tetraacetyl ethylenediamine (TAED) 1-4% Sodium sulphate 5-33% Enzymes 0.0001-0.1%

2) POWDER AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING COMPOSITION Nonionic surfactant 1-2%(e.g., alcohol ethoxylate) Sodium disilicate 2-30% Sodium carbonate10-50% Sodium phosphonate 0-5% Trisodium citrate dihydrate 9-30%Nitrilotrisodium acetate (NTA) 0-20% Sodium perborate monohydrate 5-10%Tetraacetyl ethylene diamine (TAED) 1-2% Polyacrylate polymer 6-25%(e.g., maleic acid/acrylic acid copolymer) Enzymes 0.0001-0.1% Perfume0.1-0.5% Water 5-10%

3) POWDER AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING COMPOSITION Nonionic surfactant 0.5-2.0%Sodium disilicate 25-40% Sodium citrate 30-55% Sodium carbonate 0-29%Sodium bicarbonate 0-20% Sodium perborate monohydrate 0-15% Tetraacetylethylene diamine (TAED) 0-6% Maleic acid/acrylic acid copolymer 0-5%Clay 1-3% Polyamino acids 0-20% Sodium polyacrylate 0-8% Enzymes0.0001-0.1%

4) POWDER AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING COMPOSITION Nonionic surfactant 1-2%Zeolite MAP 15-42%  Sodium disilicate 30-34%  Sodium citrate 0-12% Sodium carbonate 0-20%  Sodium perborate monohydrate 7-15%  Tetraacetylethylene 0-3% diamine (TAED) Polymer 0-4% Maleic acid/acrylic acidcopolymer 0-5% Organic phosphonate 0-4% Clay 1-2% Enzymes 0.0001-0.1%   Sodium sulphate Balance

5) POWDER AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING COMPOSITION Nonionic surfactant  1-7%Sodium disilicate 18-30% Trisodium citrate 10-24% Sodium carbonate12-20% Monopersulphate 15-21% (2 KHSO₅•KHSO₄•K₂SO4) Bleach stabilizer 0.1-2% Maleic acid/acrylic acid copolymer  0-6% Diethylene triaminepentaacetate,  0-2.5% pentasodium salt Enzymes 0.0001-0.1%   Sodiumsulphate, water Balance

6) POWDER AND LIQUID DISHWASHING COMPOSITION WITH CLEANING SURFACTANTSYSTEM Nonionic surfactant 0-1.5% Octadecyl dimethylamine N-oxidedihydrate 0-5% 80:20 wt. C18/C16 blend of octadecyl 0-4% dimethylamineN-oxide dihydrate and hexadecyldimethyl amine N-oxide dihydrate 70:30wt. C18/C16 blend of octadecyl bis 0-5% (hydroxyethyl)amine N-oxideanhydrous and hexadecyl bis (hydroxyethyl)amine N-oxide anhydrousC₁₃-C₁₅ alkyl ethoxysulfate with an average 0-10% degree of ethoxylationof 3 C₁₂-C₁₅ alkyl ethoxysulfate with an average 0-5% degree ofethoxylation of 3 C₁₃-C₁₅ ethoxylated alcohol with an average 0-5%degree of ethoxylation of 12 A blend of C₁₂-C₁₅ ethoxylated alcoholswith 0-6.5% an average degree of ethoxylation of 9 A blend of C₁₃-C₁₅ethoxylated alcohols with 0-4% an average degree of ethoxylation of 30Sodium disilicate 0-33% Sodium tripolyphosphate 0-46% Sodium citrate0-28% Citric acid 0-29% Sodium carbonate 0-20% Sodium perboratemonohydrate 0-11.5% Tetraacetyl ethylene diamine (TAED) 0-4% Maleicacid/acrylic acid copolymer 0-7.5% Sodium sulphate 0-12.5% Enzymes0.0001-0.1%

7) NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING COMPOSITION Liquid nonionicsurfactant (e.g. alcohol ethoxylates) 2.0-10.0% Alkali metal silicate3.0-15.0% Alkali metal phosphate 20.0-40.0% Liquid carrier selected fromhigher glycols, 25.0-45.0% polyglycols, polyoxides, glycolethersStabilizer (e.g. a partial ester of 0.5-7.0% phosphoric acid and aC₁₆-C₁₈ alkanol) Foam suppressor (e.g. silicone) 0-1.5% Enzymes0.0001-0.1%

8) NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID DISHWASHING COMPOSITION Liquid nonionic surfactant(e.g. alcohol ethoxylates) 2.0-10.0% Sodium silicate 3.0-15.0% Alkalimetal carbonate 7.0-20.0% Sodium citrate  0.0-1.5% Stabilizing system(e.g. mixtures of finely divided  0.5-7.0% silicone and low molecularweight dialkyl polyglycol ethers) Low molecule weight polyacrylatepolymer 5.0-15.0% Clay gel thickener (e.g. bentonite) 0.0-10.0%Hydroxypropyl cellulose polymer  0.0-0.6% Enzymes 0.0001-0.1%  Liquidcarrier selected from higher lycols, Balance polyglycols, polyoxides andglycol ethers

9) THIXOTROPIC LIQUID AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING COMPOSITION C₁₂-C₁₄ fattyacid 0-0.5% Block co-polymer surfactant 1.5-15.0%   Sodium citrate 0-12% Sodium tripolyphosphate  0-15% Sodium carbonate   0-8% Aluminiumtristearate 0-0.1% Sodium cumene sulphonate 0-1.7% Polyacrylatethickener 1.32-2.5%   Sodium polyacrylate 2.4-6.0%   Boric acid 0-4.0%Sodium formate 0-0.45%  Calcium formate 0-0.2% Sodium n-decydiphenyloxide disulphonate 0-4.0% Monoethanol amine (MEA) 0-1.86%  Sodiumhydroxide (50%) 1.9-9.3%  1,2-Propanediol 0-9.4% Enzymes 0.0001-0.1%   Suds suppressor, dye, perfumes, water Balance

10) LIQUID AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING COMPOSITION Alcohol ethoxylate 0-20%Fatty acid ester sulphonate 0-30% Sodium dodecyl sulphate 0-20% Alkylpolyglycoside 0-21% Oleic acid 0-10% Sodium disilicate monohydrate18-33% Sodium citrate dihydrate 18-33% Sodium stearate 0-2.5% Sodiumperborate monohydrate 0-13% Tetraacetyl ethylene diamine (TAED) 0-8%Maleic acid/acrylic acid copolymer 4-8% Enzymes 0.0001-0.1%

11) LIQUID AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING COMPOSITION CONTAINING PROTECTED BLEACHPARTICLES Sodium silicate 5-10%  Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate 15-25% Sodium triphosphate 0-2% Potassium carbonate 4-8% Protected bleachparticles, e.g. chlorine 5-10%  Polymeric thickener 0.7-1.5%   Potassiumhydroxide 0-2% Enzymes 0.0001-0.1%    Water Balance12) Automatic dishwashing compositions as described in 1), 2), 3), 4),6) and 10), wherein perborate is replaced by percarbonate.13) Automatic dishwashing compositions as described in 1)-6) whichadditionally contain a manganese catalyst. The manganese catalyst may,e.g., be one of the compounds described in “Efficient manganesecatalysts for low-temperature bleaching”, Nature 369, 1994, pp. 637-639.

VII. Methods for Measuring α-amylase Properties

This section describes basic assays for measuring properties ofα-amylases. Additional assays are described in the Examples section.

A. Filter Screening Assays

The following assays may be used to screening of SPEZYME® Xtra-likeα-amylase variants having altered stability at high or low pH and/orunder Ca²⁺ depleted conditions compared to the parent enzyme andSPEZYME® Xtra-like α-amylase.

1. High pH Filter Assay

Bacillus libraries are plated on a sandwich of cellulose acetate (OE 67,Schleicher & Schuell, Dassel, Del.)—and nitrocellulose filters(Protran-Ba 85, Schleicher & Schuell, Dassel, Del.) on TY agar plateswith 10 micro g/ml kanamycin at 37° C. for at least 21 hours. Thecellulose acetate layer is located on the TY agar plate.

Each filter sandwich is specifically marked with a needle after plating,but before incubation in order to be able to localize positive variantson the filter and the nitrocellulose filter with bound variants istransferred to a container with glycin-NaOH buffer, pH 8.6-10.6 andincubated at room temperature (can be altered from 10-60° C.) for 15min. The cellulose acetate filters with colonies are stored on theTY-plates at room temperature until use. After incubation, residualactivity is detected on plates containing 1% agarose, 0.2% starch inglycin-NaOH buffer, pH 8.6-10.6. The assay plates with nitrocellulosefilters are marked the same way as the filter sandwich and incubated for2 hours at room temperature. After removal of the filters the assayplates are stained with 10% Lugol solution. Starch degrading variantsare detected as white spots on dark blue background and then identifiedon the storage plates. Positive variants are rescreened twice under thesame conditions as the first screen.

2. Low Calcium Filter Assay

Bacillus libraries are plated on a sandwich of cellulose acetate (OE 67,Schleicher & Schuell, Dassel, Del.)—and nitrocellulose filters(Protran-Ba 85, Schleicher & Schuell, Dassel, Del.) on TY agar plateswith a relevant antibiotic, e.g., kanamycin or chloramphenicol, at 37°C. for at least 21 hours. The cellulose-acetate layer is located on theTY agar plate.

Each filter sandwich is specifically marked with a needle after plating,but before incubation in order to be able to localize positive variantson the filter and the nitrocellulose filter with bound variants istransferred to a container with carbonatelbicarbonate buffer pH 8.5-10and with different EDTA concentrations (0.001 mM-100 mM). The filtersare incubated at room temperature for 1 hour. The cellulose acetatefilters with colonies are stored on the TY-plates at room temperatureuntil use. After incubation, residual activity is detected on platescontaining 1% agarose, 0.2% starch in carbonatelbicarbonate buffer pH8.5-10. The assay plates with nitrocellulose filters are marked the sameway as the filter sandwich and incubated for 2 hours at roomtemperature. After removal of the filters the assay plates are stainedwith 10% Lugol solution. Starch degrading variants are detected as whitespots on dark blue background and then identified on the storage plates.Positive variants are rescreened twice under the same conditions as thefirst screen.

3. Low pH Filter Assay

Bacillus libraries are plated on a sandwich of cellulose acetate (OE 67,Schleicher & Schuell, Dassel, Del.)—and nitrocellulose filters(Protran-Ba 85, Schleicher & Schuell, Dasseli, Del.) on TY agar plateswith 10 micro g/ml chloramphenicol at 37° C. for at least 21 hours. Thecellulose acetate layer is located on the TY agar plate.

Each filter sandwich is specifically marked with a needle after plating,but before incubation in order to be able to localize positive variantson the filter, and the nitrocellulose filter with bound variants istransferred to a container with citrate buffer, pH 4.5 and incubated at80° C. for 20 minutes (when screening for variants in the wild typebackbone) or 85° C. for 60 minutes (when screening for variants of theparent α-amylase). The cellulose acetate filters with colonies arestored on the TY-plates at room temperature until use. After incubation,residual activity is detected on assay plates containing 1% agarose,0.2% starch in citrate buffer, pH 6.0. The assay plates withnitrocellulose filters are marked the same way as the filter sandwichand incubated for 2 hours at 50° C. After removal of the filters theassay plates are stained with 10% Lugol solution. Starch degradingvariants are detected as white spots on dark blue background and thenidentified on the storage plates. Positive variants are re-screenedtwice under the same conditions as the first screen.

3. Secondary Screening

Positive transformants after rescreening are picked from the storageplate and tested in a secondary plate assay. Positive transformants aregrown for 22 hours at 37° C. in 5 ml LB+chloramphenicol. The Bacillusculture of each positive transformant and as a control a cloneexpressing the corresponding backbone are incubated in citrate buffer,pH 4.5 at 90° C. and samples are taken at 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 60 and 80minutes. A 3 μL sample is spotted on an assay plate. The assay plate isstained with 10% Lugol solution. Improved variants are seen as variantswith higher residual activity (detected as halos on the assay plate)than the backbone. The improved variants are determined by nucleotidesequencing.

B. Stability Assay of Unpurified Variants

The stability of the variants may be assayed as follows: Bacilluscultures expressing the variants to be analyzed are grown for 21 hoursat 37° C. in 10 ml LB+chloramphenicol. 800 μL culture is mixed with 200μL citrate buffer, pH 4.5. A number of 70 μL aliquots corresponding tothe number of sample time points are made in PCR tubes and incubated at70° C. or 90° C. for various time points (typically 5, 10, 15, 20, 25and 30 minutes) in a PCR machine. The 0 min sample is not incubated athigh temperature. Activity in the sample is measured by transferring 20μL to 200 μL of the α-amylase PNP-G₇ substrate MPR3 ((BoehringerMannheim Cat. no. 1660730) as described below under “Assays forα-Amylase Activity”. Results are plotted as percentage activity(relative to the 0 time point) versus time, or stated as percentageresidual activity after incubation for a certain period of time.

C. Fermentation and Purification of α-Amylase Variants

A B. subtilis strain harboring the relevant expression plasmid may befermented and purified as follows: The strain is streaked on a LB-agarplate with 10 μg/ml kanamycin from −80° C. stock, and grown overnight at37° C. The colonies are transferred to 100 ml PS-1 media supplementedwith 10 micro g/ml chloamphinicol in a 500 ml shaking flask. The cultureis shaken at 37° C. at 270 rpm for 5 days.

Composition of PS-1 medium: Pearl sugar 100 g/l  Soy Bean Meal 40 g/lNa₂HPO₄, 12 H₂O 10 g/l Pluronic ™ PE 6100 0.1 g/l  CaCO₃  5 g/l

Cells and cell debris are removed from the fermentation broth bycentrifugation at 4500 rpm in 20-25 minutes. Afterwards the supernatantis filtered to obtain a completely clear solution. The filtrate isconcentrated and washed on a UF-filter (10,000 MW cut-off membrane) andthe buffer is changed to 20 mM Acetate pH 5.5. The UF-filtrate isapplied on an S-sepharose FF column and elution is carried out by stepelution with 0.2 M NaCl in the same buffer. The eluate is dialysedagainst 10 mM Tris, pH 9.0 and applied on a Q-sepharose FF column andeluted with a linear gradient from 0-0.3 M NaCl over 6 column-volumes.The fractions that contain the activity (measured by the Phadebas assay)are pooled, pH was adjusted to pH 7.5 and remaining color was removed bya treatment with 0.5% w/vol. activated charcoal for 5 minutes.

D. Specific Activity Determination

The specific activity is determined using the PHADEBAS® assay(Pharmacia) as activity/mg enzyme. The manufactures instructions arefollowed (see also below under “Assay for α-Amylase Activity).

E. Determination of Isoelectric Point

The pI is determined by isoelectric focusing (e.g., Pharmacia,Ampholine, pH 3.5-9.3).

F. Stability Determination

The amylase stability may be measured using the method as follows:

The enzyme is incubated under the relevant conditions. Samples are takenat various time points, e.g., after 0, 5, 10, 15 and 30 minutes anddiluted 25 times (same dilution for all taken samples) in assay buffer(50 mM Britton buffer pH 7.3) and the activity is measured using thePhadebas assay (Pharmacia) under standard conditions pH 7.3, 37° C.

The activity measured before incubation (0 minutes) is used as reference(100%). The decline in percent is calculated as a function of theincubation time. The table shows the residual activity after, e.g., 30minutes of incubation.

G. Assays for α-Amylase Activity

1. PHADEBAS® Assay

α-amylase activity is determined by a method employing PHADEBAS® tabletsas substrate. Phadebas tablets (PHADEBAS® Amylase Test, supplied byPharmacia Diagnostic) contain a cross-linked insoluble blue-coloredstarch polymer, which has been mixed with bovine serum albumin and abuffer substance and tabletted.

For every single measurement one tablet is suspended in a tubecontaining 5 ml 50 mM Britton-Robinson buffer (50 mM acetic acid, 50 mMphosphoric add, 50 mM boricacid, 0.1 mM CaCl₂, pH adjusted to the valueof interest with NaOH). The test is performed in a water bath at thetemperature of interest. The α-amylase to be tested is diluted in x mlof 50 mM Britton-Robinson buffer. 1 ml of this α-amylase solution isadded to the 5 ml 50 mM Britton-Robinson buffer. The starch ishydrolyzed by the α-amylase giving soluble blue fragments. Theabsorbance of the resulting blue solution, measuredspectrophotometrically at 620 nm, is a function of the α-amylaseactivity.

It is important that the measured 620 nm absorbance after 10 or 15minutes of incubation (testing time) is in the range of 0.2 to 2.0absorbance units at 620 nm. In this absorbance range there is linearitybetween activity and absorbance (Lambert-Beer law). The dilution of theenzyme must therefore be adjusted to fit this criterion. Under aspecified set of conditions (temp., pH, reaction time, bufferconditions) 1 mg of a given α-amylase will hydrolyze a certain amount ofsubstrate and a blue color will be produced. The color intensity ismeasured at 620 nm. The measured absorbance is directly proportional tothe specific activity (activity/mg of pure α-amylase protein) of theα-amylase in question under the given set of conditions.

2. Alternative Method

α-amylase activity is determined by a method employing the PNP-G₇substrate. PNP-G₇ which is a abbreviation for p-nitrophenyl-α,D-maltoheptaoside is a blocked oligosaccharide which can be cleaved byan endo-amylase. Following the cleavage, the α-Glucosidase included inthe kit digest the substrate to liberate a free PNP molecule which has ayellow color and thus can be measured by visible spectophometry at λ=405nm (400-420 nm). Kits containing PNP-G₇ substrate and α-Glucosidase ismanufactured by Boehringer-Mannheim (cat. No. 1054635).

To prepare the reagent solution 10 ml of substrate/buffer solution isadded to 50 ml enzyme/buffer solution as recommended by themanufacturer. The assay is performed by transferring 20 μL sample to a96 well microtitre plate and incubating at 25° C. 200 μL reagentsolution pre-equilibrated to 25° C. is added. The solution is mixed andpre-incubated 1 minute and absorption is measured every 30 seconds over4 minutes at OD 405 nm in an ELISA reader.

The slope of the time dependent absorption-curve is directlyproportional to the activity of the α-amylase in question under thegiven set of conditions.

H. Determination of LAS Sensitivity

The variant is incubated with different concentrations of LAS (linearalkyl benzene sulphonate; Nansa 1169/P) for 10 minutes at 40° C. Theresidual activity is determined using the PHADEBAS® assay method or thealternative method employing the PNP-G₇ substrate. LAS is diluted in 0.1M phosphate buffer pH 7.5. The following concentrations are used: 500ppm, 250 ppm, 100 ppm, 50 ppm, 25 ppm, and 10 ppm on no LAS.

The variant is diluted in the different LAS buffers to concentration of0.01-5 mg/l in a total volume of 10 ml and incubated for 10 minutes in atemperature controlled water bath. The incubation is stopped bytransferring a small aliquot into cold assay buffer. It is importantthat during activity measurement the LAS concentration is below 1 ppm,in order not to affect the activity measurement.

Then the residual activity is determined in duplicate using the abovementioned PHADEBAS® assay or alternative method. The activity ismeasured after subtraction of the blank. The activity with no LAS is100%.

G. Determination of Phytase Activity (FTU)

Phytase activity (FTU) is measured by the release of inorganicphosphate. The inorganic phosphate forms a yellow complex with acidicmolybdate/vanadate reagent and the yellow complex is measured at awavelength of 415 nm in a spectrophotometer and the released inorganicphosphate is quantified with a phosphate standard curve. One unit ofphytase (FTU) is the amount of enzyme that releases 1 micromole ofinorganic phosphate from phytate per minute under the reactionconditions given in the European Standard (CEN/TC 327,2005-TC327WI003270XX).

H. Determination of Phytic Acid Content

To determine phytic acid content, phytic acid was extracted from sampleby adjusting the pH of the 5% slurry (if it is dry sample) to pH 10 andthen determined by an HPLC method using an ion exchange column. Phyticacid was eluted from the column using a NaOH gradient system. Phyticacid content in the liquid was then calculated by comparing to a phyticacid standard.

The present compositions and methods are described in further detail inthe following examples which are not in any way intended to be limitingin scope. All references cited are herein specifically incorporated byreference for all that is described therein.

EXAMPLES

In the disclosure and experimental section which follows, the followingabbreviations apply: wt % (weight percent); ° C. (degrees Centigrade);H₂O (water); dH₂O (deionized water); dIH₂O (deionized water, Milli-Qfiltration); g or gm (grams); μg (micrograms); mg (milligrams); kg(kilograms); μL and μt (microliters); mL and ml (milliliters); mm(millimeters); μm (micrometer); M (molar); mM (millimolar); μM(micromolar); U (units); MW (molecular weight); sec (seconds); min(s)(minute/minutes); hr(s) (hour/hours); DO (dissolved oxygen); W/V (weightto volume); W/W (weight to weight); V/V (volume to volume); IKA (IKAWorks Inc. 2635 North Chase Parkway SE, Wilmington, N.C.); Genencor(Danisco US Inc, Genencor Division, Palo Alto, Calif.); Ncm (Newtoncentimeter) and ETOH (ethanol). eq (equivalents); N (Normal); ds or DS(dry solids content), SAPU (spectrophotometric acid protease unit,wherein in 1 SAPU is the amount of protease enzyme activity thatliberates one micromole of tyrosine per minute from a casein substrateunder conditions of the assay) and GAU (glucoamylase unit, which isdefined as the amount of enzyme that will produce 1 g of reducing sugarcalculated as glucose per hour from a soluble starch substrate at pH 4.2and 60° C.).

Example 1 Construction of Variants

Variants in the mature sequence of AmyS were constructed using a sitedirected approach. For example, position S242 variants were constructedas follows:

The template for mutagenesis was methylated pHPLT-AmyS (see FIG. 2)using dam-Methylase from New England Biolabs (Massachusetts). Degenerateprimers (S242F(orward) and S242R(everse), given below) were synthesizedand diluted to 10 μM at Operon (Huntsville, Ala.) with complementaryforward and reverse sequences both containing a 5′ phosphate forligation in the reaction. The sequence of the parent α-amylase is shownas SEQ ID NO: 2. Libraries were created with the Stratagene QUIK-CHANGE™Multi-site kit (Stratagene, La Jolla Calif.) using oligonucleotideprimers randomized with NN(G/C) at the target position. The selectedamino acid (e.g., S242) was randomly replaced with all 19 possiblealternatives.

S242 Primers for Mutagenesis:

S242 F: SEQ ID NO: 17 5′-[Phos]GTCAAGCATATTAAGTTCNNSTTTTTTCCTGATTGGTTG-3′ S242 R: SEQ ID NO: 185′-[Phos]CAACCAATCAGGAAAAAASNNGAACTTAATATGCTTGA C-3′The reaction was performed as follows:Quik-Change Reaction:

The reaction consisted of 18 μL of sterile distilled H₂O, 2.5 μL of 10×buffer from the kit, 1 μL dNTPs from the kit, 1.25 μL of the forwardprimers (of 10 uM stock), 1.25 μL of the reverse primers (of 10 uMstock), 1 μL of pHPLT-AmyS plasmid DNA as template (˜70 ng), and 1 μL ofthe enzyme blend from the kit for a total of 26.5 μL.

Cycling Conditions:

The cycling conditions were 95° C. for 1 min once, then 95° C. for 1min, 55° C. for 1 min, 65° C. for 10 min for 25 cycles. One μL Dpn I (10U/μL) was added to the Multi-site Quik-Change reaction mixture andincubated at 37° C. for 18 hours and then another 0.5 μl was added foran additional 3 hours.

One μL of DpnI digested reaction was used as template for rolling circleamplification with the Templiphi amplification kit (AmershamBiosciences, Piscataway, N.J.) and the reaction was performed accordingto the Amersham protocol. One μL of rolling circle DNA was transformedinto 100 μL of Bacillus subtilis competent cells (two protease deletedB. subtilis strain (ΔaprE, ΔnprE, amyE::xylRPxylAcomK-phleo)) and shakenat 37° C. for 1 hour. The entire transformation was next plated on LA+10ppm Neo+1% insoluble starch plates (25 μL one plate, 75 μL on anotherplate) and incubated overnight at 37° C. 96 transformants were pickedinto 150 μL of LB+10 ppm Neo in a micro-titer plate and grown overnightat 37° C. The overnight plate was stamped onto a large LA+10 ppm Neo+1%insoluble starch plate with a 96-pin replicating tool and submitted toQuintara Biosciences (Berkeley, Calif., USA) for colony PCR andsequencing.

After variant sequences were determined, the variants were picked into a96-well micro-titer plates containing 125 μL of LB+10 ppm Neo, arrayingthe variants into a quad format with controls. The arrayed micro-titerplate was grown for 6 hours at 37° C. and 250 rpm. Using a replicatingtool (Enzyscreen, Leiden, The Netherlands) the micro-titer culture platewas used to inoculate a new micro-titer plate (micro-titer plate andplate lids from Enzyscreen, Leiden, The Netherlands) containing 150 μLof MBD medium for protein expression (G. Vogtentanz et al, A Bacillussubtilis fusion protein system to produce soybean Bowman-Birk proteaseinhibitor, Prot. Expr. & Purif., 55 (2007) 40-52) and supplemented with5 mM CaCl₂ for protein expression. Expression plates were grown for 64hours at 37 C., 250 rpm, and 70% humidity. Expression cultures were nextfiltered through a micro-filter plate (0.22 um, Millipore, Billerica,Mass.) and screened for improved thermostability (see Example 3).

AmyS Libraries

Site evaluation libraries were made for the following AmyS variants:

P17, D19, T21, N28, S51, G72, V74, A82, Q86, Q89, A93, W115, D117, P123,S124, D125, N127, I130, G132, Q135, P145, G146, G148A, S153A, Y159,W166, S169, K171, R179, G180, I181, G182, K183, W187, G194, P209, N224,S242, P245, G256, D269, N271, T278, N281, G302, A304, R308, T321, Q358,P378, S382, K383, T398, H405, T417, E418, P420, G421, P432, W437, Q443,G446, G454, S457, T459, T461, S464, G474, R483.

Example 2 Expression, Purification, and Characterization of Variants

Colonies were streaked from the microtiter plates from Example 1 and putonto starch plates with 10 ppm Neomycin. The plates were incubatedovernight at 37° C. and singles colonies were picked and used toinoculate shake flasks (250 mL with 25 mL media) containing media (seebelow) and 20 ppm Neomycin. These were grown up at 37° C., 275 rpm, forabout 8 hrs (until an OD (600 nm) of 2.0 was reached). Whereupon theculture broths were mixed with 50% glycerol at 2:1 ratio, put intoindividually labeled culture vials and frozen at −80° C. It was fromthese glycerol stocks that subsequent production of the selectedamylases were made.

Fermentations for amylases were carried out in 500 mL shake flasks grownat 37° C. for 60 hours in minimal MOPS culture medium (Neidhardt et al.,J. Bacteriol. (1974) 119(3):736-747) with 1% (w/v) Soytone. Enzymes werepurified from the fermentation broth using hydrophobic interactionchromatography. In brief, the broth were concentrated 10-fold thendiluted back with 50 mM MES, 2 mM CaCl₂, pH 6.8 with 1M ammonium sulfateand sterile filtered using glass fiber filter. Samples were then loadonto phenyl sepharose FF high density column (20×95 mm; Amersham, GEHealthcare Bio-Sciences, Sweden) pre-equilibrated with the same buffer.Non-amlyase proteins were washed off with 10 column volumes of the samebuffer without ammonium sulfate followed by 5 column volumes of water.Finally, enzymes of interest were eluted with 50 mM MES, 2 mM CaCl₂, pH6.8 containing 40% propylene glycol.

Protein concentrations were determined either by a standard quantitativeSDS page gel densitometry method or by an activity assay using astandard amylase assay kit from Megazyme (Wicklow, Ireland). Assays wereconverted using a standard curve generated using purified amylase(Bacillus 707 amylase; SEQ ID NO: 6).

Example 3 Determination of Altered Properties: Thermal Stress

This example shows that the variants described herein may have analtered property relative to the parent α-amylase. A high throughputthermal stability screen of G. stearothermophilus α-amylase (AmyS)variants was carried out.

Heat stress conditions were investigated and chosen such that after theheat stress the starting wild-type enzyme showed approximately 40% ofits unstressed activity (i.e., activity after heat stress/activitybefore heat stress was approximately 0.4). Libraries of mutants werescreened in quadruplicate, and potential winners were identified asthose that showed residual activity after heat stress that was at leasttwo standard deviations more than the average residual activity of thestarting wildtype enzyme.

Amylase expression was approximately 100 ppm in the culture supernatantsof the expression plates. After 60-65 hours of growth at 37° C. in ahumidified shaker (250 rpm and 70% relative humidity), the culturesupernatants were clarified to remove cellular material using filterplates. The clarified supernatants were diluted 10-fold into buffercontaining 50 mM NaOAc/2.6 mM CaCl₂/0.002% Tween-20, pH 5.8, to a finalconcentration of approximately 10 ppm. One aliquot of the supernatantwas further diluted to 0.02 ppm, and activity of the enzyme variantswere determined as described below using a fluorescently-labeled cornstarch substrate. A second aliquot of the supernatant was subjected to a30 minute heat stress at 95° C. in a thermocycler before being dilutedto 0.02 ppm in 50 mM NaOAc/2.6 mM CaCl₂/0.002% Tween-20, pH 5.8 andassayed for residual activity using the same fluorescent substrate andassay described below.

Amylase activity was determined using the amylase EnzCheck assayessentially as described by the manufacturer (Invitrogen, San DiegoCalif.). Final concentration of the amylase in the assay wasapproximately 0.02 ppm. Assay buffer was 50 mM NaOAc/2.6 mM CaCl₂/0.002%Tween-20, pH 5.8. The substrate was BODIPY fluorescence dye conjugated100 μg/mL DQ™ starch from corn (Invitrogen—Eugene, Oreg.). Increasedfluorescence, indicating amylase activity, was measured using aSpectomax M2 (Molecular Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif.). The reaction wasmonitored at room temperature for 5 minutes with the instrumentrecording in kinetic mode. Excitation wavelength was 485 nm; emissionwas monitored at 520 nm with a cutoff filter at 515 nm.

The wild type AmyS (SPEZYME® Xtra) showed 33-43% residual activity afterbeing subject to thermal stress for 30 minutes at 95° C. AmyS variants,S242A and S242Q, retained 55-65% and 70-80% residual activities,respectively, following the same thermal stress conditions. See FIG. 3and Table 3-1. These residual activity measurements indicate the twovariants are more thermostable than the wild type α amylase. Somevariants were missing from the libraries and are indicated by positionletter within parenthesis marks. In its place, wild type (SPEZYME® Xtra)was placed instead; (WT) indicates the wild type was placed instead.Each plate includes SPEZYME® Xtra (labeled Z) as a control.

TABLE 3-1 Percent residual activities of each variant samples. Variants% Residual Activity Average Stdev % CV A 60.6 59.8 56.5 64.6 60.4 3.3 5C 38.1 35.6 28.3 34.5 34.1 4.2 12 D 50.6 42.9 45.0 48.7 46.8 3.5 7 (WT)45.3 38.6 39.5 40.7 41.0 3.0 7 (WT) 40.5 40.2 41.2 38.9 40.2 1.0 2 G36.4 35.7 44.8 36.7 38.4 4.3 11 (WT) 34.9 36.9 37.0 42.1 37.7 3.0 8 I20.9 26.7 27.5 17.2 23.1 4.9 21 K 22.6 21.5 19.3 24.5 22.0 2.2 10 L 34.930.7 34.5 30.7 32.7 2.3 7 M 35.3 37.3 38.3 41.3 38.1 2.5 1 (WT) 43.943.2 46.0 42.2 43.8 1.6 4 (WT) 33.8 35.6 40.2 37.4 36.8 2.7 7 Q 80.671.0 75.9 71.5 74.8 4.5 6 R 9.6 4.5 6.1 5.4 6.4 2.2 35 (WT) 38.6 39.937.2 37.3 38.3 1.3 3 T 36.8 31.5 35.1 27.8 32.8 4.0 12 V 25.0 24.7 25.022.9 24.4 1.0 4 (WT) 32.7 37.5 36.3 38.8 36.3 2.6 7 (WT) 37.1 42.6 46.038.6 41.1 4.0 10 Z(Xtra) 38.8 41.5 42.5 32.7 38.9 4.4 11

Example 4 Determination of Altered Properties by DSC

SPEZYME® Xtra, S242A and S242Q were purified from shake flaskfermentation broth (see Example 2) using hydrophobic interactionchromatography. The protein was eluted from the column in purified formusing 50 mM MES, pH 6.8, containing 40% propylene glycol and 2 mM CaCl₂.

Excessive heat capacity curves were measured using an ultrasensitivescanning high-throughput microcalorimeter, VP-Cap DSC (MicroCal, Inc.,Northampton, Mass.). The standard procedure for DSC measurements and thetheory of the technique is previously published (Freire, E. (1995)Differential Scanning Calorimetry Methods. Mol. Biol. 41, 191-218).Approximately 500 μL of 0.5 mg/ml wild type Bacillus stearothermophilusα-amylase or variant S242S and S242Q (in the absence and presence of 2mM calcium chloride) were scanned over 30-120° C. temperature range. Thesame sample was then re-scanned to check the reversibility of theprocess. For α-amylase the thermal unfolding process was irreversible.The buffer used was 10 mM sodium acetate, pH 5.5. A 200° C./hr scan ratewas used to minimize any artifacts that may result from aggregation. Thethermal midpoint (Tm) of the DSC curves was used as an indicator of thethermal stability. Table 4-1 shows the thermal melting points for theamylase proteins tested. The thermal melting curves and the meltingpoints for the wild type and amylase variants are shown in FIG. 5.

The thermal unfolding for the amylase variants S242A and S242Q in theabsence and presence of 2 mM calcium chloride show considerable increasein the melting points for the variants when compared to that for thewild type. In the absence of added calcium chloride, the wild typeamylase has a thermal melting point of 100.8° C. whilst the Tm's forS242A and S242Q are 106.5° C. and 110.1° C., respectively. Thus, thesubstitution of S242 with A results in an increase in the Tm of 5.7° C.,and the substitution of S242 with Q results in an increase in the Tm of9.3° C.

In the presence of 2 mM calcium chloride, the wild type amylasecharacterized has a thermal melting point of 106.8° C. whilst the Tm'sfor S242A and S242Q are 111.8° C. and 113.8° C., respectively. Thus, inthe presence of 2 mM calcium chloride all three proteins displayedincreased Tm values. The increase in Tm for wild type and the S242Avariants was 6° C. and 5.3° C., respectively. The increase in Tm for theS242Q variants was 3.7° C. This suggests that the S242Q variants isstabilized less by calcium or is less dependent on calcium forstability. The increase in the Tm of the S242A and S242Q relative towild type in the presence of calcium chloride was 5° C. and 3° C.,respectively. This suggests that the thermodynamic properties of thevariants differ from those of SPEZYME® Xtra, and is consistent with itsenhanced performance in application studies (see Example 5).

TABLE 4-1 Tm (no Ca₂ ⁺) Tm (w/2 mM Ca₂ ⁺) SPEZYME ® Xtra 100.8 106.8S242A 106.5 111.8 S242Q 110.1 113.8

Example 5 Activity Profiles

This example shows that the tested variants have altered activityprofiles relative not only to the parent α-amylase but also to anindustry standard. Protein determinations were made on purified or platesamples. All experimental variants and standard α-amylases were dosed onequal protein concentrations.

Either plate or purified variants were diluted down to approximately 20ppm using pH 5.6 malic acid buffer. The substrate consisted of 15% cornstarch in the same 50 mM Malic acid buffer, pH 5.6. 400 μL of the starchsuspension was equilibrated to 70° C. for 2.5 minutes. Then 7 μL of thediluted enzyme was quickly added to the equilibrated starch (finalprotein concentration of around 0.36 ppm). The reaction mix was then putinto a pre-heated 85° C. shaking heating block and mixed at 300 rpm. Atpredetermined time intervals the reactions were quenched with 50 μL of125 mM NaOH. The reaction tubes were then spun and the supernatent wasdiluted 10-fold into 10 mM NaOH, to be analyzed for DP profile byHPAEC-PAD.

Reactions were set up for 4, 10 and 20 minutes. Total area from DP2 tothe end of the HPLC run was integrated and the area was divided by thetotal protein and reaction time.

The 4-minute reaction provides an indication of how quickly the enzymebegins to break down the substrate; the 10-minute reaction provides anindication of the enzyme's thermal activity, and the 20-minute reactionprovides an indication of the enzyme's thermal stability. The resultsare provided in FIGS. 7 and 8.

Example 6 Liquefaction in the Viscometer

This example shows that the S242A and S242Q variants of Example 3 thathad altered residual activity relative to the wild-type parent also havealtered performance relative to the parent α-amylase. The variantα-amylases of Example 2 were purified and characterized for totalprotein and specific activity before its test in the application.

Viscosity reduction of corn flour due to the action of the α-amylase wasmonitored using a HAAKE Viscotester 550 instrument. The substrate slurryis made up fresh daily in batch mode with 30% corn flour dry solids. ThepH was adjusted to 5.8 using sulfuric acid. 50 g of the slurry (15 g drysolids) is weighed out and pre-incubated, with stirring, for 10 minutesto warm up to 70° C. Upon α amylase addition the temperature isimmediately ramped up from 70° C. to 85° C. with a rotation speed of 75.Once the temperature of the slurry and enzyme mixture reaches 85° C.,its temperature is held constant and viscosity is monitored for anadditional 30 minutes. The viscosity was measured throughout the run andis reported in μNm. Wildtype AmyS, S242A, and S242Q were all dosed atequal protein concentrations (20 or 30 μg/50 g of corn flour slurry).

The viscometer application test resulted in both AmyS variants, S242Aand S242Q, having better performance than the benchmark αamylases—LIQUOZYME® SC and SPEZYME® Xtra. Both variants exhibit the lowpeak viscosity characteristic of SPEZYME® Xtra and low final viscosityof LIQUOZYME® SC. When loaded at the lower concentration of 20 μg totalprotein, the differences of lower peak viscosities of the variantscompared to that of LIQUOZYME® SC are further enhanced. See FIGS. 9, 10and 11.

Example 7 Liquefaction in a Jet Cooker

Whole ground corn was slurried to a 32% (dry solids corn) slurry byusing a 70:30 ratio of water to thin stillage. The slurry pH wasadjusted to pH 5.8 with 10 N NaOH. The slurry was heated to 70° C. (158°F.) using water and steam in a jacketed kettle. The liquefaction enzymes(SPEZYME® Xtra, LIQUOZYME® SC, or S242Q) were added and the slurry washeated to 85° C. (185° F.) over approximately 10 minutes. After anadditional 10 minutes of incubation at 85° C., the slurry was passedthrough a jet-cooker maintained at 107° C. (225° F.) with a 3-minutehold time using a large pilot plant jet (equipped with an M103hydro-heater from Hydro-thermal Corp., Waukesha, Wis.). The liquefactwas collected from the jet and placed in an 85° C. water bath. A seconddose of liquefaction enzyme was added post-jet. The liquefact wascontinuously stirred and held at 85° C. for 90 minutes. Samples werecollected at 0, 30, 60 and 90 minutes. All samples were tested post-jetfor DE (using the Schoorls method; method available upon request), andfor viscosity (Brookfield-type viscometer (Lab-line Instruments Inc. ofMelrose Park, Ill.) spindle 3 at 20 rpm). Dosing of liquefaction enzymespre- and post-jet are indicated in the following Figures as “X+Y” whereX represents the number of units of enzyme added before the jet, and Yrepresents the number of units added to the liquefact after it passesthrough the jet cooker. Results are shown in FIGS. 12 and 13.

Example 8 Effect of Removal of Phytic Acid Inhibition on α amylaseThermostability

In this example, the effect of the removal of phytic acid inhibition onthe thermostability of liquefying thermostable α amylases was examined.

A. No Jet Cooking (Single Enzyme Dose)

A slurry of whole ground corn (obtained from Badger State Ethanol,Monroe, Wis., USA) was made with water containing 30% v/v thin stillageto a final concentration of about 32% ds. Corn solids were prepared in ajacked kettle. The slurry was mixed well and the pH of the slurry wasmeasured (pH 5.2) and was used without further pH adjustment. Thisslurry was mixed in a jacketed kettle and brought up to the pretreatmenttemperature of 70° C. Just prior to reaching 70° C., the liquefyingenzyme, i.e., an α amylase (4 AAU per gram ds corn), and phytase (4 FTUper gram ds corn) were added and a timer was started to begin theincubation or primary liquefaction step. The slurry was allowed toincubate for 30 minutes in the presence of the amylase with or withoutadded phytase. The phytase used in this experiment was BP-17 (see,supra). Although the phytase was added at the same time as the α-amylasein this example it may be added prior to the amylase.

The treated slurry was then placed in a water bath maintained at 90° C.to begin the secondary liquefaction step (2° liquefaction). Samples weretaken to test for viscosity (by Brookfield) and DE (by Schoorls) at 0,30, 60 and 90 minutes. The results are shown in FIGS. 14 and 15.

B. With Jet Cooking (Split Enzyme Dose)

A slurry of whole ground corn (obtained from Badger State Ethanol,Monroe, Wis.) was made with water containing 30% v/v thin stillage to afinal concentration of about 32% ds. Corn solids were prepared in ajacked kettle. The slurry was mixed well and the pH of the slurry wasmeasured (pH 5.2). This slurry was mixed in a jacketed kettle andbrought up to the pretreatment temperature of 70° C. Just prior toreaching 70° C., the liquefying enzyme, i.e., an S242Q variant α amylase(3 AAU per gram ds corn), was added and a timer was started to begin theincubation or primary liquefaction step. The slurry was allowed toincubate for 30 minutes in the presence of the α-amylase with or withoutadded phytase (4 FTU per gram ds corn). Although the phytase was addedat the same time as the α-amylase in this example it may be added priorto the amylase.

The incubated slurry was then passed through a jet cooker (225° F.;107.2° C.) which was preheated to the desired temperature using steamand water. The slurry was sent through the jet at maximum speed (1.5setting) about 4 liters/minute. Using the first three loops of the holdcoil resulted in a hold time of just over 3 minutes. After all of thewater was displaced and the desired temperature held steady, an aliquotof solubilized corn mash was collected and placed in a secondary bath(overhead stirring) at 85° C. to begin the secondary liquefaction step(2° liquefaction). A second dose of the S242Q (1 AAU/gm ds) was addedand the liquefaction continued for an additional 90 minutes. Sampleswere taken to test for viscosity (by Brookfield) and DE (by Schoorls) at0, 30, 60 and 90 minutes. This liquefact was used in Example 10B.

C. Jet Cooking, Conventional

A slurry of whole ground corn (obtained from Badger State Ethanol,Monroe, Wis.) was made with water containing 30% v/v thin stillage to afinal concentration of about 32% ds. Corn solids were prepared in ajacked kettle. The slurry was mixed well and the pH of the slurry wasmeasured (pH 5.2) and adjusted to pH 5.8 with dilute NaOH. This slurrywas mixed in a jacketed kettle and brought up to the pretreatmenttemperature of 70° C. Just prior to reaching 70° C., the liquefyingenzyme, i.e., an S242Q variant α amylase (3 AAU per gram ds corn), wasadded and a timer was started to begin the incubation or primaryliquefaction step. The slurry was allowed to incubate for 30 minutes inthe presence of the α-amylase without added phytase.

The incubated slurry was then passed through a jet cooker (225° F.;107.2° C.) which was preheated to the desired temperature using steamand water. The slurry was sent through the jet at maximum speed (1.5setting) about 4 liters/minute. Using the first three loops of the holdcoil resulted in a hold time of just over 3 minutes. After all of thewater was displaced and the desired temperature held steady, an aliquotof solubilized corn mash was collected and placed in a secondary bath(overhead stirring) at 85° C. to begin the secondary liquefaction step(2° liquefaction). A second dose of the S242Q variant α-amylase (1AAU/gm ds) was added and the liquefaction continued for an additional 90minutes. Samples were taken to test for viscosity (by Brookfield) and DE(by Schoorls) at 0, 30, 60 and 90 minutes. The above experiment at aslurry pH of 5.5. See FIG. 22. This liquefact was used in Example 10A.

D. Results With and Without Jet Cooking

Addition of BP-17 phytase during incubation (primary liquefaction)reduced the phytic acid content of the whole ground corn from 0.60% dscorn to 0.09% ds corn (>85% reduction) (FIG. 21). It is also very clearfrom FIGS. 14 and 15 that the α amylase were inactivated at a jetcooking temperature of 225° F. (107° C.) based on DE development orviscosity reduction. However, the inclusion of phytase prior to jetcooking (which it is believed to remove the phytic acid inhibition)resulted in a significant increase in the thermostability of the αamylases as shown by DE progression and viscosity reduction at 90° C.during the secondary liquefaction step. Similar results were seen withjet cooking (data not shown) as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15.

Example 9 Effect of BP-17 Phytase Concentration on α Amylase Stabilityat Low pH

The increase in the thermostability of α amylase due to the removal ofthe phytic acid inhibition of α amylase was further studied. The phyticacid was hydrolyzed using phytase prior to the secondary liquefaction ofwhole ground corn and the improvement in the pH stability at low pH wasdetermined.

In a typical experiment, whole ground corn was slurried to a 32% (dscorn) by using a 70:30 ratio of water and thin stillage. The slurry pHwas measured and found to be pH 5.2. The slurry was heated to 70° C.using water and steam in a jacketed kettle. The liquefaction enzyme,i.e., the S242Q variant α-amylase (4 AAU/gm ds corn), and varyingconcentrations of BP-17 (0-12 FTU/gm ds corn) were added and the slurrywas pretreated by holding the temperature at 70° C. for 45 minutes.After 45 minutes of pretreatment, the slurry was placed in a 90° C.water bath. The liquefact was continuously stirred and held at 90° C.for 90 minutes. Samples were collected at 0, 30, 60 and 90 minutes. Allsamples were tested for DE (using the Schoorls method), and forviscosity (Brookfield viscometer spindle 2 at 20 rpm). The DEprogression and viscosity data are summarized in FIGS. 16 and 17.

The results in FIGS. 16 and 17 show that the reduction of phytic acidinhibition of the S242Q variant α-amylase resulted in a significantincrease in the low pH stability for activity as evidenced by a steadyincrease in the DE progression at 90° C. with a concomitant decrease inthe viscosity of the liquefact. The data clearly showed that the S242Qvariant α amylase can be successfully used in the liquefaction processfor whole ground corn at a pH 5.2 if the inhibition of the phytic acidis eliminated. In FIG. 21, it can be seen that the rate of DEprogression increases with the increased removal of phytic acid andreaches a maximum at 4 FTU/gm ds indicating that the phytase increasesthe thermostability of the S242Q variant α-amylase by removing phyticacid from the slurry.

Example 10 Effect of pH

In this example, the effect of pH on the S242Q variant α-amylase wasexamined.

In a typical experiment, whole ground corn was slurried to a 32% (dscorn) by using a 70:30 ratio of water and thin stillage. The slurry pHwas measured and found to be pH 5.2. The pH was lowered to between 4.2and 4.8 using H₂SO₄. The slurry was heated to 70° C. using water andsteam in a jacketed kettle. The liquefaction enzyme, i.e., the S242Qvariant (4 AAU/gm ds), and BP-17 (4 FTU/gm ds) were added and the slurrywas pretreated by holding the temperature at 70° C. for 45 minutes.After 45 minutes of pretreatment, the slurry was placed in a 90° C.water bath. The liquefact was continuously stirred and held at 90° C.for 90 minutes. Samples were collected at 0, 30, 60 and 90 minutes. Allsamples were tested for DE (using the Schoorls method), and forviscosity (Brookfield viscometer spindle 2 at 20 rpms). The DEprogression and viscosity data are summarized in FIGS. 18 and 19.

The results showed that DE progression decreased with decreasing pH from5.2 to 4.5. The enzyme was completely inactivated at pH 4.2.

Example 11 Effect on Ethanol Production

Liquefacts were used as fermentation feedstocks in ethanol fermentationfor alcohol production. A slurry of whole ground corn (obtained fromBadger State Ethanol, Monroe, Wis.) was mixed with water containing 30%v/v thin stillage to a final concentration of about 32% ds.

A. Conventional Process

The liquefact from Example 8C was used (Liquefact A).

The pH of the secondary liquefact was adjusted to 4.2 using H₂SO₄ priorto the simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) stage.

B. Low pH, Jet Cooking (Split Dose)

The liquefact from Example 8B was used (Liquefact B). No pH adjustmentwas done prior to SSF.

C. Simultaneous Saccharification and Sermentation

In each experiment tare weights of the vessels were obtained prior topreparation of media. A 32% DS corn ds liquefact (2 liters) was taken ina 2 L flask. Red Star Ethanol Red yeast (RED STAR (Lesaffre) inoculumswere prepared by adding 10 grams of yeast and 1 gram of glucose to 40grams of water under mild agitation for one hour. Five mls of eachinoculum was added to equilibrated fermentors followed by the additionof G Zyme™ 480 Ethanol (Danisco US Inc, Genencor Division) at 0.4GAU/gds.corn to initiate the simultaneous saccharification andfermentation. The initial gross weight was noted and the flask wasplaced in a water bath maintained at 32° C. The samples were taken atdifferent intervals of time and analyzed for carbohydrate and ethanolcontent using HPLC. Fermentations were also carried out using onekilogram of each liquefact and weight loss during fermentation wasmeasured at different intervals of time. Based on the weight loss due toloss of carbon dioxide, the alcohol was measured. At the conclusion ofthe fermentation, a final gross weight was obtained. The broth wasquantitatively transferred into a 5 L round bottom vessel. Distillationwas performed under vacuum until approximately 800 mls of ethanol wascollected in a receptacle containing 200 mls water. The ethanol wasdiluted to 2 L and was analyzed by HPLC. The weight and DS of the stillbottoms was obtained prior to drying. Residual starch analysis wasperformed on the DDGS. Stoichiometric calculations were performed basedon weight loss, distillation, and residual starch analysis.

Ethanol calculation using CO₂ weight loss:Ethanol production(mmol)=CO₂ loss(g)/88Ethanol production(g)=(CO₂ loss(g)/88)*92=>CO₂ loss(g)*1.045Ethanol production(ml)=((CO₂ loss(g)/88)*92)/0.789=>CO₂ loss(g)×1.325

The data in FIG. 20 shows major difference in free sulphate and phyticacid content between the conventional process and the no pH adjustmentprocess according to the invention. Removal of phytic acid inhibition ofthermostable α amylase in the incubation resulted in the DDGS withreduced phytic acid content, higher free available phosphate and reducedsulfate. Thus, the process with no pH adjustment confers pH stability atlow pH for liquefying thermostable α amylases in the starchliquefaction.

Example 12 Additional Methods

The following assays were used in the Examples described below. Anydeviations from the protocols provided below are indicated in theExamples. In these experiments, a spectrophotometer was used to measurethe absorbance of the products formed after the completion of thereactions.

A. Protein Content Determination

BCA (Bicinchoninic Acid) Assay

In these assays, BCA (Pierce) assay was used to determine the proteinconcentration in samples on microtiter plate (MTP) scale. In this assaysystem, the chemical and reagent solutions used were: BCA protein assayreagent, and Pierce dilution buffer (50 mM MES, pH 6.5, 2 mM CaCl₂,0.005% TWEEN®-80). The equipment used was a SpectraMAX (type 340;Molecular Devices) MTP reader. The MTPs were obtained from Costar (type9017).

In the test, 200 μl BCA Reagent was pipetted into each well, followed by20 μl diluted protein. After thorough mixing, the MTPs were incubatedfor 30 minutes at 37° C. Air bubbles were removed, and the opticaldensity (OD) of the solution within the wells was read at 562 nm. Todetermine the protein concentration, the background reading wassubtracted form the sample readings. The OD₅₆₂ was plotted for proteinstandards (purified enzyme), to produce a standard curve. The proteinconcentration of the samples were interpolated from the standard curve.

Bradford Assay

In these assays, the Bradford dye reagent (Quick Start) assay was usedto determine the protein concentration in samples on MTP scale. In thisassay system, the chemical and reagent solutions used were: Quick StartBradford Dye Reagent (BIO-RAD Catalog No. 500-0205), Dilution buffer (10mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl₂, 0.005% TWEEN®-80). The equipment used was aBiomek FX Robot (Beckman) and a SpectraMAX (type 340) MTP reader. TheMTPs were from Costar (type 9017).

In the test, 200 μl Bradford dye reagent was pipetted into each well,followed by 15 μl dilution buffer. Finally 10 μl of filtered culturebroth were added to the wells. After thorough mixing, the MTPs wereincubated for at least 10 minutes at room temperature. Air bubbles wereblown away and the ODs of the wells were read at 595 nm. To determinethe protein concentration, the background reading (i.e., fromun-inoculated wells) was subtracted form the sample readings. Theobtained OD₅₉₅ values provide a relative measure of the protein contentin the samples.

B. Microswatch Assay for Testing Enzyme Performance

The detergents used in this assay did not contain enzymes or the enzymespresent in commercial detergents had been destroyed through heatdeactivation as described elsewhere in this document. The equipment usedincluded an Eppendorf Thermomixer and a SpectraMAX (type 340) MTPreader. The MTPs were obtained from Costar (type 9017).

Detergent Preparation (AATCC HDL; US Conditions)

Milli-Q water was adjusted to 6 gpg water hardness (Ca/Mg=3/1), and 1.5g/l AATCC 2003 standard reference liquid detergent without brightenerwas added. The detergent solution was vigorously stirred for at least 15minutes. Then, 5 mM HEPES (free acid) was added and the pH adjusted to8.0.

Rice Starch Microswatch Assay for Testing Amylase Performance

Test detergents were prepared as described elsewhere in this document.The equipment used included a New Brunswick Innova 4230 shaker/incubatorand a SpectraMAX (type 340) MTP reader. The MTPs were obtained fromComing (type 3641). Aged rice starch with orange pigment swatches(CS-28) were obtained from Center for Test Materials (Vlaardingen,Netherlands). Before cutting 0.25-inch circular microswatches, thefabric was washed with water. Two microswatches were placed in each wellof a 96-well microtiter plate. The test detergent was equilibrated at20° C. (North America) or 40° C. (Western Europe). 190 μl of detergentsolution was added to each well of the MTP, containing microswatches. Tothis mixture, 10 μl of the diluted enzyme solution was added. The MTPwas sealed with adhesive foil and placed in the incubator for 1 hourwith agitation at 750 rpm at the desired test temperature (typically 20°C. or 40° C.). Following incubation, 150 μl of the solution from eachwell was transferred into a fresh MTP. This MTP was read at 488 nm usinga SpectraMax MTP reader to quantify cleaning. Blank controls, as well ascontrols containing microswatches and detergent but no enzyme were alsoincluded.

Calculation of Enzyme Performance

The obtained absorbance value was corrected for the blank value (i.e.,obtained after incubation of microswatches in the absence of enzyme).The resulting absorbance was a measure for the hydrolytic activity.

C. Amylase Concentration Determination by Antibody Titration

As described herein, α-amylase concentration and specific activity wasdetermined by titration with an inhibitory polyclonal antibody.Polyclonal antibodies raised to Bacillus stearothermophilus α-amylase(AmyS) were found to be strongly inhibitory of AmyS and the α-amylasefrom Bacillus sp. TS23 (e.g., the binding is tight enough to produce alinear titration of activity loss). Therefore, this antibody can be usedto measure enzyme concentration, which in turn is used to calculatespecific activity. Briefly, the amount of enzyme inhibition produced byseveral known concentrations of antibody is measured. From thisinformation, the concentration of antibody required for completeinhibition is extrapolated, which is equivalent to the enzymeconcentration in the sample. A-amylase activity and inhibition wasmeasured using the fluorogenic BODIPY-starch assay. The buffer was 50 mMMOPS, pH 7.0, containing 0.005% Tween-80.

A polyclonal antibody directed against purified AmyS was raised in arabbit and purified by standard methods. An empirical “apparentconcentration” value of an antibody stock solution was determined bymeasuring the inhibition of a sample of AmyS of known specific activity.Then the antibody sample was used to determine the concentration andspecific activity of AmyS and TS23t variants. These values were used tocreate normalized 96-well enzyme stock plates, where all of the variantswere diluted to a common concentration.

D. Native Protein Gel Electrophoresis

Electrophoretic mobility of variant protein samples was measured usingthe PhastGel system (GE Healthcare) on pre-cast native polyacrylamidegels (PhastGel Homogeneous) at either 7.5% or 12.5% concentration.Buffer strips (PhastGel Native) were used and consisted of pH 8.8 in0.88 M L-Alanine, 0.25 M Tris buffer. Typical run conditions consistedof 400 V for 12.75 minutes with an anode-to-cathode distance of 3.7 cm.

Alternatively, electrophoretic mobility of variant protein samples wasmeasured on 1 mm thick 0.5-1.5% agarose gels at various pH values (i.e.5.8, 8.0 and 10.0) through a choice of a suitable buffer system. Theelectrophoresis is carried out under non-denaturing conditions. TheCathode—Anode length was 13.9 cm. A sample of 1-2 μg protein was mixedwith 5% glycerol+0.05% bromophenol blue and loaded on each lane. Gelswere run typically for 1 hour at 100V.

In either case gels were stained with Louiseville blue dye dissolved in10% acetic acid and destained with 10% methanol and 10% acidic acid inwater. It is possible to load between 12 and 20 protein variantssimultaneously depending on native gel system used. As a consequence theelectrophoretic mobility of a protein variant can be immediatelyassessed relative to charge ladder standards loaded on the same gel.

E. Detergent Heat Inactivation

Heat inactivation of commercial detergent formulas serves to destroy theenzymatic activity of any protein components while retaining theproperties of non-enzymatic components. Thus this method was suitablefor preparing commercially purchased detergents for use in testing theenzyme variants of the present invention. For North American (NA) andWestern European (WE) heavy duty liquid laundry (HDL) detergents, heatinactivation was performed by placing pre-weighed liquid detergent (in aglass bottle) in a water bath at 95° C. for 2 hours. The incubation timefor heat inactivation of North American (NA) and Japanese (JPN) heavyduty granular laundry (HDG) detergent was 8 hours and that for WesternEuropean (WE) HDG detergent was 5 hours. The incubation time for heatinactivation of NA and WE auto dish washing (ADW) detergents was 8hours. The detergents were purchased from local supermarket stores. Bothun-heated and heated detergents were assayed within 5 minutes ofdissolving the detergent to accurately determine percentage deactivated.Enzyme activity was tested by the suc-AAPF-pNA assay.

For testing of enzyme activity in heat-inactivated detergents, workingsolutions of detergents were made from the heat inactivated stocks.Appropriate amounts of water hardness (6 gpg or 12 gpg) and buffer wereadded to the detergent solutions to match the desired conditions (Table12-1). The solutions were mixed by vortexing or inverting the bottles.

TABLE 12-1 Laundry and Dish Washing Conditions Region Form DoseDetergent* Buffer Gpg pH T (° C.) Laundry (heavy duty liquid andgranular) NA HDL 0.78 g/l P&G TIDE ® 2X 5 mM HEPES 6 8.0 20 WE HDL 5.0g/L Henkel Persil 5 mM HEPES 12 8.2 40 WE HDG 8.0 g/L P&G Ariel 2 mMNa₂CO₃ 12 10.5 40 JPN HDG 0.7 g/L P&G TIDE ® 2 mM Na₂CO₃ 6 10.0 20 NAHDG 1.0 g/L P&G TIDE ® 2 mM Na₂CO₃ 6 10.0 20 Automatic Dish Washing WEADW 3.0 g/L RB Calgonit 2 mM Na₂CO₃ 21 10.0 40 NA ADW 3.0 g/L P&GCascade 2 mM Na₂CO₃ 9 10.0 40 *Abbreviations: Procter & Gamble (P&G);and Reckitt Benckiser (RB).

F. Terg-O-Tometer Assay for Cleaning Performance Determination

A standard protocol for assessing protein and carbohydrate soil cleaningwas used whereby the soil level on a fabric swatch was measured beforeand after cleaning under standard conditions. The fabric swatchesconsisted of woven cotton fabric soiled with either maize starch, ricestarch or a blood, milk and carbon black mixture, and were purchasedfrom Testfabrics, Inc. (West Pittiston, Pa.). Maize Starch (EMPA 161)and Blood, Milk, Carbon Black (EMPA 116) technical soils were producedby EMPA Test materials AG (St. Gallen, Switzerland). Rice Starch (CFTCS-28) soils were produced by the Center for Testmaterials BV(Vlaardingen, Netherlands). Each stain was measured before and aftertreatment by optical reflectance using a Minolta Reflectometer CR-410set to a D65 (6500° K) standard illuminant. The difference in the L, a,b values was converted to total color difference (dE), as defined by theCIE-LAB color space. Cleaning of the stains are expressed as percentstain removal index (% SRI) by taking a ratio between the colordifference before and after washing and comparing it to the differenceof unwashed soils (before wash) to unsoiled fabric.

Cleaning experiments were conducted in a Terg-o-tometer (United StatesTesting Co., Hoboken, N.J.) equipped with 6 stainless steel 2 L potsfitted with overhead agitators. Each treatment was conducted in 1 Ltotal volume consisting of either 6 grains per gallon 3:1(calcium:magnesium) water hardness or 12 grains per gallon waterhardness. Detergents used in the wash experiments were 1.5 g/L AATCC HDLWOB 2003 liquid detergent with 5 mM HEPES buffer at pH 8, 0.7 g/L AATCCHDD WOB 1993 granular detergent, 8 g/L IEC A* 60456 granular detergentwith perborate and TAED bleach, or 5 g/L Persil Power Gel liquiddetergent. Enzyme was added directly into the wash solution andreactions were then initiated by addition of either 40 g/L or 200 g/L ofsoiled and ballast fabric. The washing reactions were agitated at 100rpm for 10, 15, or 40 minutes at 20° C., 25° C., 30° C., 40° C., or 50°C. Following cleaning, swatches were rinsed for 3 minutes in tap water,spun in a front-loading washing machine at 1000 rpm to remove excesswater, and dried in a dryer at low heat on a permanent press cycle forapproximately 45 minutes. Comparison of the extent of soil removal wasassessed by reflectometry and expressed as the percent soil removalindex (% SRI). The control condition did not contain enzyme and thepositive control consisted of various doses of benchmark commercialenzymes.

G. Bodipy-Starch Assay for Determination of Amylase Activity

The Bodipy-starch assay was performed using the ENZCHEK® Ultra AmylaseAssay Kit (E33651, Invitrogen). A 1 mg/mL stock solution of the DQstarch substrate was prepared by dissolving the contents of the vialcontaining the lyophilized substrate in 100 μL of 50 mM sodium acetatebuffer at pH 4.0. The vial was vortexed for about 20 seconds and left atroom temperature, in the dark, with occasional mixing until dissolved.900 μL of assay buffer (50 mM sodium acetate with 2.6 mM CaCl₂ pH 5.8)was added and the vial vortexed for about 20 seconds. The substratesolution was stored at room temperature, in the dark, until ready to useor at 4° C. For the assay, a 100 μg/mL of working solution of the DQsubstrate was prepared from the 1 mg/mL substrate solution in the assaybuffer. 190 μL of 100 μg/mL substrate solution was added to each well ina 96-well flat-bottom microtiter plate. 10 μL of the enzyme samples wereadded to the wells, mix for 30 seconds using a thermomixer at 800 rpms.A blank sample that contains buffer and substrate only (no-enzyme blank)was included in the assay. The rate of change of fluorescence intensitywas measured (excitation: 485 nm, emission: 520 nm) in a fluorescencemicrotiter plate reader at 25° C. for 5 minutes.

H. Corn Flour Hydrolysis for Determination of Amylase Activity

Starch Hydrolysis of Corn Flour Substrate Assay for Enymatic Activity.Organic corn flour (Azure Farms, lot no. 03227) was evenly spread intoGreiner 96-well microplate, polypropylene, black, flat bottom chimneywells, (Cat. No. 655209), using a solids dispensing device (V&PScientific). 85 μL of 20 mM sodium acetate pH 5.6 were added to eachwell and mixed. A foil seal was applied to the top of the plate and theplate pre-incubated at 70° C. in the Thermomixer for 20-30 minutes.Enzyme samples were diluted in Agilent polypropylene plate (5042-1385)in 20 mM sodium acetate buffer. 11 μL of diluted enzyme samples wereadded to the substrate plate and the plate sealed firmly with anotherfoil. Plates were then transferred to Labnet VorTemp 56 Incubator/Shakerwith metal blocks, (Cat. No. S2056A) pre-heated to 95° C. and the shakespeed set to 500 rpm. The incubation was continued for 30 minutes. Atthe end of the incubation, the plates were rapidly cooled in an icebucket and the starch hydrolysis reaction was stopped by addition of 100μL of 0.1 N H₂SO₄ to each well. The plate was mixed briefly and thestarch hydrolysis reaction products were either analyzed by the PAHBAHassay or HPLC.

Colorimetric detection of Soluble Sugar Concentrations from EnzymaticHydrolysis of Corn Flour Substrate. Aliquots of 80 μL of 0.5 N NaOH wereadded to all wells of an empty PCR plate followed by 20 μL of PAHBAHreagent (5% w/v p-hydroxybenzoic acid hydrazide (PAHBAH, Sigma #H9882,dissolved in 0.5 N HCl) and mixed (PAHBAH reaction plate). 10 μL of thestarch hydrolysis reaction supernatants were added to the PAHBAHreaction plate. All plates were sealed and placed in the thermocycler(MJ Research Tetrad), programmed for 2 minutes at 95° C., and thencooled to 20° C. Samples of 80 μL of the developed PAHBAH reactionmixtures were transferred to a read plate and absorbance was measured at405 nm in a spectrophotometer.

HPLC Determination of Soluble Sugar Concentrations from EnzymaticHydrolysis of Corn Flour Substrate. Soluble sugar standards (DP1-DP7)obtained from Sigma (St. Louis, Mo.) were all diluted in Milli-Q waterto 100 mg/mL and used for converting peak area for the sugars to actualsugar concentrations. The quenched plate from the starch hydrolysisassay was spun in a Beckman Coulter Allegra 6R Centrifuge for 5 minutesat 3000 rpm 25° C. The supernatant was pipetted from the spun plate andtransferred to a Multiscreen-HV filter plate (Catalog No. MAHVN4550).The filter plate was spun over an Agilent HPLC plate in the HettichRotanta centrifuge for 10 minutes at 6,000 rpm 25° C. 50 μL of 0.01 Nsulfuric acid mobile phase (0.1 N sulfuric acid diluted 10× with Milli-Qwater) was transferred to each well of another clean Agilent HPLC plate.The filtered plate was briefly mixed and 50 μL of the filtrate wastransferred the corresponding wells in the plate with 50 μL per well ofmobile phase. Diluted sugar standards were added to empty wells in theplate to be included in the calibration. The contents were mixed brieflyon a platform shaker and the plate covered with a Nalgene Pre-slit WellCap. The HPLC column (Bio-Rad Aminex HPX-87H column Cat No. 125-0140)was prepared ahead of time with 2 L of mobile phase running at aconstant flow rate of 0.6 mL/minute. All samples in the plate were runwith 20 μL injection volume and analyzed using AMINEXH.M and RID(refractive index) as the detector. After the run was completed, theflow rate in the HPLC was dropped down to 0.05 mL/min.

I. Determination of Starch Viscosity Reduction by Amylase

In this assay, viscosity reduction of corn starch substrate solution wasmeasured in a viscometer. The corn starch substrate slurry was made upfresh in batch mode with 30% corn flour dry solids in distilled waterand adjusted to pH 5.8 using sulfuric acid. For each run, 50 grams ofthe slurry (15 grams dry solids) was weighed out and pre-incubated for10 minutes to warm up to 70° C. Upon amylase addition, the temperaturewas immediately ramped up from 70° C. to 85° C. with a rotation speed of75 rpm. Once the temperature of the slurry and amylase mixture reached85° C., the temperature was held constant and viscosity was monitoredfor an additional 30 minutes.

J. Measurement of Enzyme Binding to Macromolecular Substrates

Binding assays were done to determine substrate binding of Amylase(AmyS) charge ladder variants (charge change=−12 to +12 relative towild-type AmyS) to corn stover and bagasse. Substrates used includedbagasse (sugarcane bagasse from Brazil, dilute-acid pre-treated byNational Renewable Energy Laboratory, washed and buffered at pH 5), AFEX(ammonia fiber expansion corn stover), and PCS (dilute sulfuric acidpre-treated corn stover, washed and adjusted to pH 5). All substrateswere brought to the desired percentage solids prior to use.

Amylase Binding: Amylase charge ladder variants were purified anddiluted to 200 ppm for testing. A 1% cellulose bagasse solution wasprepared in borate buffer (40 mM, pH8.5, 0.016% Tween80). 150 μl of thebagasse solution was added into each well in a microtiter filtrationplate. 150 μl of borate buffer was added into a set of separate wells,which served as controls. 10 μl of amylase charge ladder variants wasadded into the filtration plate, each condition was in duplicates. Theplate was incubated at room temperature for 2 hours. The filtrate wascollected and amylase activity in the supernatant was measured byBODIPY-starch assay.

Measurement of Enzyme Binding to Microswatches: Amylase variants wereincubated with or without CS-28 rice starch microswatches under standardwash conditions for 30 min. The amount of free enzyme was measured bythe BODIPY-starch assay. The fraction of enzyme bound to themicroswatches was calculated as follows: Fraction bound=(Activity ofenzyme in absence of swatch−Activity of enzyme in presence ofswatch)/(Activity of enzyme in absence of swatch).

K. Geobacillus stearothermophilus Amylase Protein Quantitation

The G. stearothermophilus amylase protein was quantitated by competitiveimmunoassay. Briefly, purified G. stearothermophilus amylase was labeledwith a fluorescent dye (fluorescein) and antibody to G.stearothermophilus amylase was labeled with a quencher dye(tetramethylrhodamine). The fluorescence signal of thefluorescein-amylase conjugate is quenched upon binding of thequencher-labeled antibody. The presence of free amylase in the samplecompetes for the quencher-labeled antibody, resulting in an increase ofthe fluorescence signal. Therefore, the strength of the fluorescencesignal is proportional to the amount of free amylase in the sample. Theassay was calibrated with purified G. stearothermophilus amylase ofknown concentrations.

Labeling of G. stearothermophilus_Amylase with Fluorescent Dye: PurifiedGeobacillus stearothermophilus amylase was labeled with fluoresceinisothiocyanate (Molecular Probes, Eugene Oreg.) at pH 9.5 in 50 mMsodium carbonate buffer according to the manufacturer's protocol. At theend of the reaction, the protein was separated from unbound dye by gelfiltration over Sephadex G-25 (Sigma, St Louis, Mo., USA) inphosphate-buffered saline.

Antibody Preparation and Labeling with Quencher Dye: Antibody toGeobacillus stearothermophilus amylase was prepared by immunization ofrabbits and recovery of the antiserum. The antiserum was stored at −20°C. until use. Preparation of the immunoglobulin fraction by carried outby ammonium sulfate precipitation; 15 ml. 3.75 M ammonium sulfate wasadded to 20 ml antiserum and allowed to sit at 4° C. for 60 minutesbefore centrifugation at 2,000 g to recover the precipitate. Therecovered precipitate was washed twice by resuspension and sedimentationin 10 ml ice-cold 1.6 M ammonium sulfate. The final precipitate wasdissolved in 4 ml. water and dialyzed against 50 mM sodium carbonate pH9.5 at 4° C. The protein concentration was estimated to be 29.2 mg/ml.by A₂₈₀ using the extinction coefficient ∈_(1%)=15. The immunoglobulinfraction was labeled with tetramethyl rhodamine isothiocyanate (Sigma,St. Louis, Mo.) in 50 mM sodium carbonate pH 9.5. Unbound dye was thenremoved by gel filtration on a column of Sephadex G-25 equilibrated withphosphate-buffered saline containing 0.1% deoxycholate.

Assay Procedure: The immunoassay was carried out in 96-well microtiterplates (Corning #3650). The concentration of the fluorescein-amylase wasadjusted such that the final concentration in the assay would be themiddle of the desired standard curve. Similarly, the concentration ofthe quencher-antibody was adjusted such that the final concentrationwould allow for maximum modulation of the fluorescence signal. Using anautomated liquid handling system, 5 μL each of sample,fluorescein-amylase, and quencher antibody were added to 180 μLphosphate-buffered saline containing 2% (w/v) polyethylene glycol 8000(Sigma, St. Louis, Mo., USA). After briefly shaking, the plates wereallowed to incubate at room temperature for one hour the fluorescencesignal was determined using a fluorescence plate reader (MolecularDevices) with excitation and emission filters set to 495 nm and 520 nm,respectively.

Example 13 Amylase Production in B. subtilis

In this Example, production of a mutant truncated form G.stearothermophilus amylase α amylase (having a S242Q mutation and a 29amino acid deletion from the C-terminus; also referred to herein asS242Q) and variants thereof in B. subtilis are described. Transformationwas performed as known in the art (see, e.g., WO 02/14490). Briefly, thegene encoding the parent amylases was cloned into the pHPLT expressionvector, which contains the LAT promoter (PLAT), a sequence encoding theLAT signal peptide (preLAT), followed by PstI and HpaI restriction sitesfor cloning.

The coding region for the LAT signal peptide is shown below:

(SEQ ID NO: 20) atgaaacaac aaaaacggct ttacgcccga ttgctgacgc tgttatttgcgctcatcttc ttgctgcctc attctgcagc ttcagca.

The amino acid sequence of the LAT signal peptide is shown below:

MKQQKRLYAR LLTLLFALIF LLPHSAASA (SEQ ID NO: 21)

The amino acid sequence of the mature truncated S242Q amylase with thesubstituted amino acid shown in italics was used as the basis for makingthe variant libraries described herein:

(SEQ ID NO: 22) AAPFNGTMMQ YFEWYLPDDG TLWTKVANEA NNLSSLGITA LWLPPAYKGTSRSDVGYGVY DLYDLGEFNQ KGTVRTKYGT KAQYLQAIQA AHAAGMQVYA DVVFDHKGGADGTEWVDAVE VNPSDRNQEI SGTYQIQAWT KFDFPGRGNT YSSFKWRWYH FDGVDWDESRKLSRIYKFRG IGKAWDWEVD TENGNYDYLM YADLDMDHPE VVTELKNWGK WYVNTTNIDGFRLDAVKHIK FQFFPDWLSY VRSQTGKPLF TVGEYWSYDI NKLHNYITKT NGTMSLFDAPLHNKFYTASK SGGAFDMRTL MTNTLMKDQP TLAVTFVDNH DTEPGQALQS WVDPWFKPLAYAFILTRQEG YPCVFYGDYY GIPQYNIPSL KSKIDPLLIA RRDYAYGTQH DYLDHSDIIGWTREGVTEKP GSGLAALITD GPGGSKWMYV GKQHAGKVFY DLTGNRSDTV TINSDGWGEFKVNGGSVSVW VPRKTT.

The coding region for the mature AmyS amylase is shown below:

(SEQ ID NO: 23) gccgcaccgt ttaacggtac catgatgcag tattttgaat ggtacttgccggatgatggc acgttatgga ccaaagtggc caatgaagcc aacaacttat ccagccttggcatcaccgct ctttggctgc cgcccgctta caaaggaaca agccgcagcg acgtagggtacggagtatac gacttgtatg acctcggcga attcaatcaa aaagggaccg tccgcacaaaatatggaaca aaagctcaat atcttcaagc cattcaagcc gcccacgccg ctggaatgcaagtgtacgcc gatgtcgtgt tcgaccataa aggcggcgct gacggcacgg aatgggtggacgccgtcgaa gtcaatccgt ccgaccgcaa ccaagaaatc tcgggcacct atcaaatccaagcatggacg aaatttgatt ttcccgggcg gggcaacacc tactccagct ttaagtggcgctggtaccat tttgacggcg ttgactggga cgaaagccga aaattaagcc gcatttacaaattccgcggc atcggcaaag cgtgggattg ggaagtagac acggaaaacg gaaactatgactacttaatg tatgccgacc ttgatatgga tcatcccgaa gtcgtgaccg agctgaaaaactgggggaaa tggtatgtca acacaacgaa cattgatggg ttccggcttg atgccgtcaagcatattaag ttcagttttt ttcctgattg gttgtcgtat gtgcgttctc agactggcaagccgctattt accgtcgggg aatattggag ctatgacatc aacaagttgc acaattacattacgaaaaca aacggaacga tgtctttgtt tgatgccccg ttacacaaca aattttataccgcttccaaa tcagggggcg catttgatat gcgcacgtta atgaccaata ctctcatgaaagatcaaccg acattggccg tcaccttcgt tgataatcat gacaccgaac ccggccaagcgctgcagtca tgggtcgacc catggttcaa accgttggct tacgccttta ttctaactcggcaggaagga tacccgtgcg tcttttatgg tgactattat ggcattccac aatataacattccttcgctg aaaagcaaaa tcgatccgct cctcatcgcg cgcagggatt atgcttacggaacgcaacat gattatcttg atcactccga catcatcggg tggacaaggg aaggggtcactgaaaaacca ggatccgggc tggccgcact gatcaccgat gggccgggag gaagcaaatggatgtacgtt ggcaaacaac acgctggaaa agtgttctat gaccttaccg gcaaccggagtgacaccgtc accatcaaca gtgatggatg gggggaattc aaagtcaatg gcggttcggtttcggtttgg gttcctagaa aaacgaccgt ttctaccatc gctcggccga tcacaacccgaccgtggact ggtgaattcg tccgttggac cgaaccacgg ttggtggcat ggcct

The amino acid sequence of the mature AmyS amylase was used as the basisfor making the AmyS variant libraries, and is provided as SEQ ID NO:2.

The PCR products were purified using Qiaquik columns from Qiagen, andresuspended in 50 μL of deionized water. 50 μL of the purified DNA wasdigested with HpaI (Roche) and PstI (Roche) and the resultant DNAresuspended in 30 μL of deionized water. 10-20 ng/μL of the DNA wascloned into plasmid pHPLT using PstI and HpaI cloning sites. Theligation mixtures were directly transformed into competent B. subtiliscells (genotype: Δvpr, ΔwprA, Δmpr-ybfj, ΔnprB). The B. subtilis cellshave a competency gene (comK) which is placed under a xylose induciblepromoter, so xylose was used to induce competency for DNA binding anduptake (see Hahn et al. (1996) Mol. Microbiol. 21:763-775).

The elements of plasmid pHPLT-AmyS include: pUB110=DNA fragment fromplasmid pUB110 (McKenzie et al. (1986) Plasmid 15: 93-103). Plasmidfeatures include: ori-pUB110=origin of replication from pUB110,neo=neomycin resistance gene from pUB110, Plat=transcriptional promoterfrom B. licheniformis amylase, Pre LAT=signal peptide from B.licheniformis amylase, SAMY 425ss=The coding region for truncated AmySgene sequence (replaced by the coding regions for each truncated AmySvariant expressed in this study), Terminator=transcriptional terminatorfrom B. licheniformis amylase.

Example 14 Expression of Enzyme Variants

This Example describes the methods used to express various recombinantenzymes of the transformed B. subtilis of the preceding Examples on a 2ml scale.

B. subtilis clones containing AmyS (or a variant thereof) or S242Q (or avariant thereof) expression vectors were replicated with a steel 96-wellreplicator from glycerol stocks into 96-well culture plates (BD, 353075)containing 150 μl of LB media+10 μg/ml neomycin, grown overnight at 37°C., 220 rpm in a humidified enclosure. A 100 μl aliquot from theovernight culture was used to inoculate 2,000 μl defined media+10 μg/mlneomycin in 5 ml plastic culture tubes. The cultivation media was anenriched semi-defined media based on MOPS buffer, with urea as majornitrogen source, glucose as the main carbon source, and supplementedwith 1% soytone and 5 mM calcium for robust cell growth. Culture tubeswere incubated at 37° C., 250 rpm, for 72 hours. Following thisincubation, the culture broths were centrifuged for 10 minutes at 3,000×g. The supernatant solution was decanted into 15 ml polypropyleneconical tubes and 80 μL of each sample were aliquoted into 96 wellplates for protein quantitation.

Example 15 Production of Enzyme Variants

This Example describes the production of enzyme charge ladders andcombinatorial charge libraries.

Enzyme Charge Ladders

Multiple protein variants spanning a range of physical properties ofinterest are selected from existing libraries or are generated bysite-directed mutagenesis techniques as known in the art (see, e.g.,U.S. Pat. Pub. No. 2008-0293610). This defined set of probe proteins isthen assayed in a test of interest.

Exemplary amylase charge ladder variants are shown in the followingtables and assayed as described herein. In these tables, the chargechange is relative to the parent enzyme.

The sequence of the AmyS gene was provided to Gene Oracle (MountainView, Calif.) for the synthesis of the 28 charge ladder variants shownin Tables 15-1 and 15-2. Gene Oracle synthesized and cloned the AmySvariants into vector pGov4 and transformed them into E. coli. DNAisolated from minipreps, as well as an agar stab were supplied for eachvariant.

The variants were PCR amplified and cloned into the pHPLT B. subtilisexpression vector. The variants were amplified as a PstI-HindIIIfragment from plasmid pGov4 using primers:

Satori F (SEQ ID NO: 24) 5′-CTCATCTTCTTGCTGCCTCATTCTGCAGCTTC-3′; andSatori R (SEQ ID NO: 25) 5′-TTATCCTTTACCTTGTCTCCAAGC-3′.

The PCR products were purified using Qiagen Qiaquik columns, andresuspended in 50 μL of milliQ water. 50 μL of the purified DNA wasdigested with HindIII (Roche) and PstI (Roche) and the resultant DNAresuspended in 30 μL of deionized water. 10-20 ng/μL of the DNA wascloned into plasmid pHPLT using PstI and HpaI cloning sites. Theligation mixtures were directly transformed into competent B. subtiliscells (genotype: amyE::xylRPxylAcomK-phleo). These B. subtilis cellshave a competency gene (comK) which is placed under a xylose induciblepromoter, so xylose was used to induce competency for DNA binding anduptake.

TABLE 15-1 First AmyS Charge Ladder Number AmyS Variant Δ Charge 1-6R308Q R483Q K171Q K383Q K447Q K471Q −12 N28D N224D N271D N281D Q86E Q89E1-5 R308Q R483Q K171Q K383Q K447Q N28D −10 N224D N271D N281D Q86E 1-4R308Q R483Q K171Q K383Q N28D N224D −8 N271D N281D 1-3 R308Q R483Q K171QN28D N224D N271D −6 1-2 R308Q R483Q N28D N224D −4 1-1 R308Q N28D −2 AmySParent 0 2-1 D318N N28R +2 2-2 D318N D306N N28R N224R +4 2-3 D318N D306ND19N N28R N224R N271R +6 2-4 D318N D306N D19N D393N N28R N224R +8 N271RN281R 2-5 D318N D306N D19N D393N D458N N28R +10 N224R N271R N281R Q86R2-6 D318N D306N D19N D393N D458N E29Q +12 N28R N224R N271R N281R Q86RQ89R

TABLE 15-2 Second AmyS Charge Ladder 3-7 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28DN224D N271D N281D −12 Q86E Q89E R308Q R483Q K171Q K383Q K447Q K471Q 3-6Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28D N224D N271D N281D −10 Q86E R308Q R483Q K171QK383Q K447Q 3-5 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28D N224D N271D N281D −8 R308QR483Q K171Q K383Q 3-4 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28D N224D N271D R308Q −6R483Q K171Q 3-3 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28D N224D R308Q R483Q −4 3-2Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28D −2 3-1 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E 0 4-1 Q97RQ319R Q358E Q443E N28K D318N +2 4-2 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28K N224KD318N D306N +4 4-3 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28K N224K N271K D318N +6D306N D19N 4-4 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28K N224K N271K N281K +8 D318ND306N D19N D393N 4-5 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28K N224K N271K N281K +10Q86R D318N D306N D19N D393N D458N 4-6 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28K N224KN271K N281K +12 Q86R Q89R D318N D306N D19N D393N D458N E29Q 5-1 Q97RQ319R Q358E Q443E N28D R308Q S242E −3 5-2 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28DN224D R308Q S242E −4 5-3 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E N28D N224D R308Q S242Q−3

TABLE 15-3 AmyS-S242Q Charge Ladder AmyS-S242Q Variant Δ ChargeQ97E-Q319E-Q358E-Q443E −4 Q97E-Q319E-Q358E −3 Q97E-Q319E −2 Q97E −1Q97R-Q319E 0 Parent AmyS-S242Q 0 Q97R +1 Q97R-Q319R +2 Q97R-Q319R-Q358R+3 Q97R-Q319R-Q358R +4Enzyme Combinatorial Charge Libraries (CCL): Generation of G.stearothermophilus AmyS-S242Q CCL

The AmyS-S242Q plasmid DNA was isolated from a transformed B. subtilisstrain (gentotype: ΔaprE, ΔnprE, amyE::xylRPxylAcomK-phleo) and sent toDNA2.0 Inc. as the template for CCL construction. A request was made toDNA2.0 Inc. (Mountain View, Calif., USA) for the generation ofpositional libraries at each of the four sites in AmyS-S242Q (S242Q)amylase that are shown in Table 15-4. Variants were supplied as glycerolstocks in 96-well plates.

The AmyS S242Q combinatorial charge library was designed by identifyingthe following four residues: Gln-97, Gln 319, Gln 358, and Gln 443. Afour site, 81-member CCL was created by making all combinations of threepossibilities at each site: wild-type, arginine, or aspartic acid.

TABLE 15-4 S242Q CCL Variants Variant # Q97 Q319 Q358 Q443 Δ Charge 1Q97E Q319E Q358E Q443E −4 2 Q97E Q319E Q358E Q443R −2 3 Q97E Q319E Q358E— −3 4 Q97E Q319E Q358R Q443E −2 5 Q97E Q319E Q358R Q443R 0 6 Q97E Q319EQ358R — −1 7 Q97E Q319E — Q443E −3 8 Q97E Q319E — Q443R −1 9 Q97E Q319E— — −2 10 Q97E Q319R Q358E Q443E −2 11 Q97E Q319R Q358E Q443R 0 12 Q97EQ319R Q358E — −1 13 Q97E Q319R Q358R Q443E 0 14 Q97E Q319R Q358R Q443R+2 15 Q97E Q319R Q358R — +1 16 Q97E Q319R — Q443E −1 17 Q97E Q319R —Q443R +1 18 Q97E Q319R — — 0 19 Q97E — Q358E Q443E −3 20 Q97E — Q358EQ443R −1 21 Q97E — Q358E — −2 22 Q97E — Q358R Q443E −1 23 Q97E — Q358RQ443R +1 24 Q97E — Q358R — 0 25 Q97E — — Q443E −2 26 Q97E — — Q443R 0 27Q97E — — — −1 28 Q97R Q319E Q358E Q443E −2 29 Q97R Q319E Q358E Q443R 030 Q97R Q319E Q358E — −1 31 Q97R Q319E Q358R Q443E 0 32 Q97R Q319E Q358RQ443R +2 33 Q97R Q319E Q358R — +1 34 Q97R Q319E — Q443E −1 35 Q97R Q319E— Q443R +1 36 Q97R Q319E — — 0 37 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E 0 38 Q97R Q319RQ358E Q443R +2 39 Q97R Q319R Q358E — +1 40 Q97R Q319R Q358R Q443E +2 41Q97R Q319R Q358R Q443R +4 42 Q97R Q319R Q358R — +3 43 Q97R Q319R — Q443E+1 44 Q97R Q319R — Q443R +3 45 Q97R Q319R — — +2 46 Q97R — Q358E Q443E−1 47 Q97R — Q358E Q443R +1 48 Q97R — Q358E — 0 49 Q97R — Q358R Q443E +150 Q97R — Q358R Q443R +3 51 Q97R — Q358R — +2 52 Q97R — — Q443E 0 53Q97R — — Q443R +2 54 Q97R — — — +1 55 — Q319E Q358E Q443E −3 56 — Q319EQ358E Q443R −1 57 — Q319E Q358E — −2 58 — Q319E Q358R Q443E −1 59 —Q319E Q358R Q443R +1 60 — Q319E Q358R — 0 61 — Q319E — Q443E −2 62 —Q319E — Q443R 0 63 — Q319E — — −1 64 — Q319R Q358E Q443E −1 65 — Q319RQ358E Q443R +1 66 — Q319R Q358E — 0 67 — Q319R Q358R Q443E +1 68 — Q319RQ358R Q443R +3 69 — Q319R Q358R — +2 70 — Q319R — Q443E 0 71 — Q319R —Q443R +2 72 — Q319R — — +1 73 — — Q358E Q443E −2 74 — — Q358E Q443R 0 75— — Q358E — −1 76 — — Q358R Q443E 0 77 — — Q358R Q443R +2 78 — — Q358R —+1 79 — — — Q443E −1 80 — — — Q443R +1 81 (parent) Q97   Q319   Q358  Q443   0

Example 16 Enzyme Wash Performance

This Example describes the testing of S242Q variant in a microswatchassay 1.0 μg/ml in AATCC HDL detergent or 5 mM HEPES buffer undervarying ionic strength. The methods provided in Example 12 were used(see, e.g., “Rice Starch Microswatch Assay for testing AmylasePerformance”).

There is an optimal net charge change for cleaning performance forenzyme in AATCC HDL detergent. Performance is measured in terms ofrelative cleaning performance observed in a rice starch microswatchactivity assay. A value of around 1.0 indicates top cleaning performancein this assay. This is an example of optimizing a protein physicalproperty (e.g., net charge) for improving a given outcome or benefit(e.g., cleaning performance in a liquid laundry detergent). The chargeoptimum identified with this limited set of probe proteins coincideswith the optimum charge observed when measuring the entire chargecombinatorial library. The use of probe proteins is therefore predictiveof the behavior of the entire library.

According to the Debye-Hückel theory (Israelachivili, Intermolecular andSurface Forces, Second Edition: With Applications to Colloidal andBiological Systems, Academic Press 2^(nd) Ed. [1992]), electrostaticinteractions are governed primarily by the strength of double-layerforces between interacting species at constant potential or constantcharge (enzymes, substrates, fabric, and detergent), their size, and thedielectric constant of the surrounding medium. In order to characterizethe electrostatic behavior of particles in a complex medium, such as adetergent formulation, their interaction in a reduced environmentpossessing the same Debye screening length is sufficient. This wasaccomplished by choosing a buffer of matching pH and conductivity tothat of the detergent under wash conditions. An appropriate buffer forsuch testing is 5 mM HEPES buffer at pH 8.0 with varying amounts ofindifferent electrolyte, such as NaCl. Addition of 2.5 mM NaCl to thisbuffer matches the pH and conductivity of typical North American washconditions. Addition of 100 mM NaCl is representative of Japanese andEuropean wash conditions, typically higher in ionic strength due to bothincreased water hardness and detergent concentrations.

FIG. 23 shows that positive charge S242Q variants were superior forcleaning of rice starch microswatch under North American laundryconditions. Similarly, positive charge variants of another α-amylase(i.e., TS23t) were superior for cleaning of rice starch microswatchunder North American laundry conditions (FIG. 24), demonstrating thatcharge mutations have a similar effect in different α-amylases. Positivecharge S242Q variants also exhibit higher specific activity for granularcorn starch substrates hydrolysis (FIG. 25).

Starch liquefaction by the AmyS charge ladder variants was determined bymonitoring the final viscosity following liquefaction of corn starch. Alow viscosity value is indicative of breakdown of starchpolysaccharides. As shown in FIG. 14 a charge optimum (e.g., −4 to −2)was observed for liquefaction. AmyS variants that were too negative(e.g., −12 to −10) exhibited very high final viscosities, and variantsthat were too positive (e.g., +6 or greater) exhibited even higher finalviscosities (e.g., beyond limits of lab instrumentation due to torqueoverload).

Example 17 Thermostability

This Example describes determining the relationship between proteincharge and thermal stability. Amylase assays were based on BODIPY starchhydrolysis before and after heating the culture supernatant. The samechemical and reagent solutions were used as described in Example 12.

Thermal Stability Assay for α-amylases

The filtered culture supernatants were serially diluted in 50 mM sodiumacetate+2 mM CaCl₂ pH 5.8 with 0.002% Tween. 10 μl of each dilutedculture supernatant was assayed to determine the initial amylaseactivity by the BODIPY starch assay. 50 μl of each diluted culturesupernatant was placed in a VWR low profile PCR 96 well plate. 30 μl ofmineral oil was added to each well as a sealant. The plate was incubatedin a BioRad DNA engine Peltier Thermal Cycler at 95° C. for 30 or 60minutes depending on the stability of the parent enzyme. Followingincubation, the plate was cooled to 4° C. for 5 min and then kept atroom temperature. 10 μl of each sample was added to a fresh plate andassayed to determine the final amylase activity by the BODIPY starchassay as described in Example 1.

Calculation of Thermostability

The residual activity of a sample was expressed as the ratio of thefinal absorbance and the initial absorbance, both corrected for blanks.A higher index indicates a more thermally stable variant. This is anexample of optimizing a protein physical property, in this case netcharge, for improving enzyme thermal stability for a liquid laundryapplication.

Thermostability of the variants were assessed as described above.Thermostability winners from the S242Q CCL are listed in Table 17-1.Winners were defined as those having a ratio of mutant residual activityto parent (i.e., S242Q) residual activity greater than 1. FIG. 30 showsthe residual activity of the AmyS first charge ladder as a function ofcharge change relative to wild type. The thermal stability employed inthis assay is described in example 12. Once again as evidenced from theFigure accumulation of extreme negative charges (−12) or positivecharges (+4) relative to the wild type enzyme are detrimental forthermal stability. This is an example of optimizing a protein physicalproperty, in this case net charge, for improving enzyme thermalstability for a liquid laundry application.

TABLE 17-1 S242Q CCL - thermal stability winners Mut residual act./WTresidual Variant # 97 319 358 443 act. 2 Q97E Q319E Q358E Q443R 1.12 10Q97E Q319R Q358E Q443E 1.12 13 Q97E Q319R Q358R Q443E 1.36 14 Q97E Q319RQ358R Q443R 1.16 15 Q97E Q319R Q358R 1.37 17 Q97E Q319R Q443R 1.29 18Q97E Q319R 1.11 27 Q97E 1.16 32 Q97R Q319E Q358R Q443R 1.18 37 Q97RQ319R Q358E Q443E 1.29 38 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443R 1.22 39 Q97R Q319RQ358E 1.21 40 Q97R Q319R Q358R Q443E 1.20 41 Q97R Q319R Q358R Q443R 1.2642 Q97R Q319R Q358R 1.48 43 Q97R Q319R Q443E 1.21 44 Q97R Q319R Q443R1.21 45 Q97R Q319R 1.14 50 Q97R Q358R Q443R 1.14 62 Q319E Q443R 1.26 63Q319E 1.18 64 Q319R Q358E Q443E 1.19 65 Q319R Q358E Q443R 1.28 68 Q319RQ358R Q443R 1.14 70 Q319R Q443E 1.22 73 Q358E Q443E 1.15 74 Q358E Q443R1.15 75 Q358E 1.18

Example 18 Enzyme Performance

This Example demonstrates that enzyme performance may be affected bycharge. Enzyme performance was assessed using heat inactivateddetergents as described above in Example 12. Winners were defined asthose having Performance Index (PI) a greater than 1. PI is the ratio ofmutant residual activity to parent (i.e., S242Q) residual activity.Results are shown in Tables 18-1 and 18-2.

TABLE 18-1 S242Q CCL - CS-28 rice starch microswatch winners, Tide 2x(North American conditions as described in Example 12) Variant # 97 319358 443 rel charge Pl 13 Q97E Q319R Q358R Q443E 0 1.44 14 Q97E Q319RQ358R Q443R 2 1.32 15 Q97E Q319R Q358R 1 1.40 16 Q97E Q319R Q443E −11.33 17 Q97E Q319R Q443R 1 1.40 18 Q97E Q319R 0 1.41 20 Q97E Q358E Q443R−1 1.15 23 Q97E Q358R Q443R 1 1.21 25 Q97E Q443E −2 1.18 26 Q97E Q443R 01.25 27 Q97E −1 1.16 28 Q97R Q319E Q358E Q443E −2 2.32 29 Q97R Q319EQ358E Q443R 0 2.54 30 Q97R Q319E Q358E −1 2.93 31 Q97R Q319E Q358R Q443E0 2.27 32 Q97R Q319E Q358R Q443R 2 2.28 33 Q97R Q319E Q358R 1 2.34 34Q97R Q319E Q443E −1 2.31 35 Q97R Q319E Q443R 1 2.31 36 Q97R Q319E 0 2.1437 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E 0 1.93 38 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443R 2 1.85 39Q97R Q319R Q358E 1 2.14 40 Q97R Q319R Q358R Q443E 2 1.92 41 Q97R Q319RQ358R Q443R 4 1.37 42 Q97R Q319R Q358R 3 1.61 43 Q97R Q319R Q443E 1 1.9044 Q97R Q319R Q443R 3 1.64 45 Q97R Q319R 2 1.99 46 Q97R Q358E Q443E −11.40 47 Q97R Q358E Q443R 1 1.29 48 Q97R Q358E 0 1.60 49 Q97R Q358R Q443E1 1.57 50 Q97R Q358R Q443R 3 1.38 51 Q97R Q358R 2 1.37 52 Q97R Q443E 01.51 54 Q97R 1 1.51 55 Q319E Q358E Q443E −3 1.14 56 Q319E Q358E Q443R −11.38 57 Q319E Q358E −2 1.10 58 Q319E Q358R Q443E −1 1.25 59 Q319E Q358RQ443R 1 1.41 60 Q319E Q358R 0 1.49 61 Q319E Q443E −2 1.16 62 Q319E Q443R0 1.45 63 Q319E −1 1.28 64 Q319R Q358E Q443E −1 1.12 65 Q319R Q358EQ443R 1 1.19 66 Q319R Q358E 0 1.36 67 Q319R Q358R Q443E 1 1.24 69 Q319RQ358R 2 1.19 70 Q319R Q443E 0 1.29 76 Q358R Q443E 0 1.22 78 Q358R 1 1.2579 Q443E −1 1.24 80 Q443R 1 1.17

TABLE 18-2 S242Q CCL - CS-28 rice starch microswatch winners, Persil(Western European conditions) Variant # 97 319 358 443 rel charge PI 2Q97E Q319E Q358E Q443R −2 1.41 3 Q97E Q319E Q358E −3 1.94 4 Q97E Q319EQ358R Q443E −2 1.61 5 Q97E Q319E Q358R Q443R 0 1.39 6 Q97E Q319E Q358R−1 2.04 7 Q97E Q319E Q443E −3 2.05 8 Q97E Q319E Q443R −1 1.84 9 Q97EQ319E −2 2.27 10 Q97E Q319R Q358E Q443E −2 1.35 13 Q97E Q319R Q358RQ443E 0 1.45 14 Q97E Q319R Q358R Q443R 2 1.17 15 Q97E Q319R Q358R 1 1.2216 Q97E Q319R Q443E −1 1.26 17 Q97E Q319R Q443R 1 1.29 18 Q97E Q319R 01.76 26 Q97E Q443R 0 1.36 27 Q97E −1 1.31 28 Q97R Q319E Q358E Q443E −22.21 29 Q97R Q319E Q358E Q443R 0 1.96 30 Q97R Q319E Q358E −1 1.94 31Q97R Q319E Q358R Q443E 0 2.11 32 Q97R Q319E Q358R Q443R 2 1.87 33 Q97RQ319E Q358R 1 2.41 34 Q97R Q319E Q443E −1 2.20 35 Q97R Q319E Q443R 12.21 36 Q97R Q319E 0 2.07 37 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E 0 1.86 38 Q97R Q319RQ358E Q443R 2 1.83 39 Q97R Q319R Q358E 1 1.99 40 Q97R Q319R Q358R Q443E2 1.85 41 Q97R Q319R Q358R Q443R 4 1.36 42 Q97R Q319R Q358R 3 1.90 43Q97R Q319R Q443E 1 1.99 44 Q97R Q319R Q443R 3 1.94 45 Q97R Q319R 2 1.7546 Q97R Q358E Q443E −1 1.71 47 Q97R Q358E Q443R 1 1.39 48 Q97R Q358E 01.85 50 Q97R Q358R Q443R 3 1.24 51 Q97R Q358R 2 1.36 52 Q97R Q443E 01.25 54 Q97R 1 1.88 55 Q319E Q358E Q443E −3 1.12 56 Q319E Q358E Q443R −11.17 58 Q319E Q358R Q443E −1 1.16 59 Q319E Q358R Q443R 1 1.25 60 Q319EQ358R 0 1.50 63 Q319E −1 1.36 64 Q319R Q358E Q443E −1 1.10 65 Q319RQ358E Q443R 1 1.18 66 Q319R Q358E 0 1.25 67 Q319R Q358R Q443E 1 1.29 70Q319R Q443E 0 1.15

Activity was also measured using the BODIPY starch hydrolysis assay asprovided herein. The results are shown in Table 18-3. A relativespecific activity on this starch substrate (a corn starch) greater than1 indicates the variant has higher specific activity than the S242Qparent. Relative ppm is the expression titer of the variant relative tothe parent, greater than 1 indicates higher titers (in shake tubes) thanthe S242Q parent.

TABLE 18-3 S242Q CCL - titer and/or BODIPY-starch winners Rel Rel SpVariant # 97 319 358 443 Charge ppm act 1 Q97E Q319E Q358E Q443E −4 1.271.29 2 Q97E Q319E Q358E Q443R −2 1.19 1.31 3 Q97E Q319E Q358E −3 1.001.43 4 Q97E Q319E Q358R Q443E −2 1.23 1.43 5 Q97E Q319E Q358R Q443R 00.94 1.78 6 Q97E Q319E Q358R −1 0.89 1.81 7 Q97E Q319E Q443E −3 1.401.41 8 Q97E Q319E Q443R −1 1.12 1.58 9 Q97E Q319E −2 1.09 1.56 10 Q97EQ319R Q358E Q443E −2 1.45 1.32 11 Q97E Q319R Q358E Q443R 0 1.32 1.49 12Q97E Q319R Q358E −1 1.58 1.27 13 Q97E Q319R Q358R Q443E 0 0.65 1.44 14Q97E Q319R Q358R Q443R 2 0.66 1.65 15 Q97E Q319R Q358R 1 0.80 1.64 16Q97E Q319R Q443E −1 1.09 1.51 17 Q97E Q319R Q443R 1 1.00 1.42 18 Q97EQ319R 0 0.87 1.78 19 Q97E Q358E Q443E −3 1.22 0.88 21 Q97E Q358E −2 1.120.88 22 Q97E Q358R Q443E −1 0.91 1.16 23 Q97E Q358R Q443R 1 0.78 1.25 24Q97E Q358R 0 1.08 1.14 25 Q97E Q443E −2 1.12 1.00 28 Q97R Q319E Q358EQ443E −2 0.78 1.87 29 Q97R Q319E Q358E Q443R 0 0.80 1.81 30 Q97R Q319EQ358E −1 0.68 2.21 31 Q97R Q319E Q358R Q443E 0 0.68 1.96 32 Q97R Q319EQ358R Q443R 2 0.70 2.05 33 Q97R Q319E Q358R 1 0.60 2.27 34 Q97R Q319EQ443E −1 0.65 2.25 35 Q97R Q319E Q443R 1 0.70 2.15 36 Q97R Q319E 0 0.732.23 37 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443E 0 0.93 2.11 38 Q97R Q319R Q358E Q443R 20.65 2.21 39 Q97R Q319R Q358E 1 0.82 2.22 40 Q97R Q319R Q358R Q443E 20.74 2.28 41 Q97R Q319R Q358R Q443R 4 0.55 2.09 42 Q97R Q319R Q358R 30.67 2.48 43 Q97R Q319R Q443E 1 0.84 2.35 44 Q97R Q319R Q443R 3 0.732.41 45 Q97R Q319R 2 0.76 2.45 46 Q97R Q358E Q443E −1 0.79 1.45 47 Q97RQ358E Q443R 1 0.75 1.42 48 Q97R Q358E 0 0.82 1.46 49 Q97R Q358R Q443E 10.67 1.69 50 Q97R Q358R Q443R 3 0.60 1.60 51 Q97R Q358R 2 0.64 1.29 52Q97R Q443E 0 0.83 1.43 54 Q97R 1 0.72 1.49 55 Q319E Q358E Q443E −3 0.991.15 56 Q319E Q358E Q443R −1 0.77 1.40 57 Q319E Q358E −2 0.83 1.34 58Q319E Q358R Q443E −1 0.73 1.49 59 Q319E Q358R Q443R 1 0.67 1.61 60 Q319EQ358R 0 0.80 1.67 61 Q319E Q443E −2 0.91 1.39 62 Q319E Q443R 0 0.73 1.4563 Q319E −1 0.75 1.41 64 Q319R Q358E Q443E −1 1.05 1.28 65 Q319R Q358EQ443R 1 0.94 1.42 66 Q319R Q358E 0 0.96 1.39 67 Q319R Q358R Q443E 1 1.021.50 68 Q319R Q358R Q443R 3 0.71 1.57 69 Q319R Q358R 2 0.71 1.58 70Q319R Q443E 0 0.91 1.49 72 Q319R 1 0.95 1.56 77 Q358R Q443R 2 0.67 1.2278 Q358R 1 0.66 1.15

Example 19 Balancing Mutational Effects on Amylase Activity andExpression

This Example illustrates that two conflicting enzyme properties can besimultaneously optimized by the introduction of multiple amino acidsubstitutions.

As determined during development of the present invention, the medianexpression of AmyS-242Q decreased with increasing positive charge.However, specific BODIPY starch hydrolysis increased with increasingpositive charge. Enhanced recombinant amylase expression and starchhydrolysis are desirable in an engineered variant of AmyS-242Q suitablefor starch liquefaction in the fuel ethanol industry or cleaning indetergent applications for instance. These properties, however, areapparently conflicting properties. As determined during development ofthe present invention, using the methods of the present invention, it ispossible to produce a more highly expressed amylase variant withoutseverely compromising starch hydrolysis by selectively combining singlemutations. The strategy described herein was successfully used toproduce and select multiply-substituted AmyS-242Q variants havingimprovements in a first property (e.g., expression as the primaryproperty), while improving or not sacrificing a second property (e.g.,starch hydrolysis as the secondary property).

In addition, in converse to median expression of AmyS-242Q variants,corn starch microswatch cleaning increased with increasing positivecharge. Enhanced recombinant amylase expression and cleaning performanceare desirable in an engineered variant of AmyS-242Q. These properties,however, are also apparently conflicting properties. As determinedduring development of the present invention, using the methods of thepresent invention, it is possible to produce a more highly expressedamylase variant without severely compromising cleaning performance byselectively combining single mutations. The strategy described hereinwas successfully used to produce and select multiply-substitutedAmyS-242Q variants having improvements in a first property (e.g.,expression as the primary property), while improving or not sacrificinga second property (e.g., rice starch microswatch cleaning as thesecondary property).

In particular, an eighty member AmyS-S242Q charge combinatorial library(CCL) comprising variants having combinations of from one to foursubstitutions of charged residues was tested for shake tube expression,BODIPY-starch hydrolysis, and rice starch cleaning activity. AmyS-S242Qwinners are shown in Tables 19-1 and 19-2. Importantly, themultiply-substituted variants of Table 19-1 have equal or improvedexpression and equal or improved BODIPY-starch hydrolysis as compared tothe parent enzyme. Similarly, the multiply-substituted variants of Table19-2 have equal or improved expression and equal or improved rice starchcleaning activity as compared to the parent enzyme.

TABLE 19-1 AmyS-S242Q Expression and BODIPY-Starch Hydrolysis WinnersExpression BODIPY Variant 97 319 358 443 Charge (PI) (PI) 1 Q97E Q319EQ358E Q443E −4 1.27 1.29 2 Q97E Q319E Q358E Q443R −2 1.19 1.31 3 Q97EQ319E Q358E −3 1.00 1.43 4 Q97E Q319E Q358R Q443E −2 1.23 1.43 7 Q97EQ319E Q443E −3 1.40 1.41 8 Q97E Q319E Q443R −1 1.12 1.58 9 Q97E Q319E −21.09 1.56 10 Q97E Q319R Q358E Q443E −2 1.45 1.32 11 Q97E Q319R Q358EQ443R 0 1.32 1.49 12 Q97E Q319R Q358E −1 1.58 1.27 16 Q97E Q319R Q443E−1 1.09 1.51 17 Q97E Q319R Q443R +1 1.00 1.42 24 Q97E Q358R 0 1.08 1.1425 Q97E Q443E −2 1.12 1.00 64 Q319R Q358E Q443E −1 1.05 1.28 67 Q319RQ358R Q443E +1 1.02 1.50

TABLE 19-2 AmyS-S242Q Expression and Rice-Starch Hydrolysis WinnersVariant 97 319 358 443 Charge Expression CS-28 1 Q97E Q319E Q358E Q443E−4 1.27 1.01 11 Q97E Q319R Q358E Q443R 0 1.32 1.18 12 Q97E Q319R Q358E−1 1.58 1.13 16 Q97E Q319R Q443E −1 1.09 1.43 17 Q97E Q319R Q443R +11.00 1.55 24 Q97E Q358R 0 1.08 1.15 25 Q97E Q443E −2 1.12 1.09 64 Q319RQ358E Q443E −1 1.05 1.18 67 Q319R Q358R Q443E +1 1.02 1.15

In sum, because enzyme activity and enzyme production have differentcharge dependencies (see FIGS. 27A, 27B, 28A, and 28B) they arenegatively correlated (See FIGS. 26A and 26B). However, there are anumber of variants that are improved in both expression and activity,and analyzing the library in this manner allows them to be identified.

Although demonstrated with amylases this method is applicable to otherenzyme classes such as proteases, lipases, cellulases, transferases andpectinases. Moreover any combination of two or more properties can beanalyzed simultaneously such as expression, activity, binding, thermalstability, detergent and chelant stability.

Example 20 Microswatch Cleaning and Starch Hydrolysis

Enzyme performance was assessed using heat inactivated detergents asdescribed above. Assays were performed as described above in Example 12(see Rice Starch Microswatch Assay for testing Amylase Performance andBodipy-Starch Assay For Determination Of Amylase Activity). Winners aredefined as those having Performance Index (PI) a greater than 1. PI isthe ratio of mutant residual activity to WT residual activity. Table20-1 shows the calculations for AmyS variants that are better than wildtype (ΔΔG<0) compared to the charge change scores (ΔCHRG). The chargechange, Kyte-Doolittle, Eisenberg and hydrogen bonding are defined in WO2008/153925, filed 6 Jun. 2008. In addition Table 20-1 shows the resultsfor Kyte-Doolittle hydropathicity (Δ K-D) and Eisenberg hydrophobicityscales (ΔE). Table 20-1 also shows values for hydrogen bonding (ΔHB),with a score of −2 meaning the loss of hydrogen bonding ability. Table20-1 shows the calculations for AmyS variants that are better than wildtype for corn flour hydrolysis at 5, 10, and 60 min (CF5, CF10, CF60),activity on DP7 substrates at pH 4.0 and 5.8 (pH 4, pH 5.8), rice starchcleaning at pH 8.6 and 10 (Clean 8 and Clean 10), and protein expressionin B. subtilis (EXP). The effect of charge on activity has the oppositedirection to the effect of charge on expression. Hydrogen bonding andhydrophobicity also demonstrate statistically relevant effects on theseproperties. Clearly, properties of amino acid substitutions such ascharge and hydrophobicity can affect expression levels in B. subtilisand E. coli, as well as basic activity and stability of proteins.

TABLE 20-1 AmyS Quintiles for Multiple Properties AmyS o/e AmyS o/e AmySo/e AmyS o/e CF5 ΔΔG 1.60 CF5 ΔΔG 0.84 CF5 ΔΔG 1.12 CF5 ΔΔG 1.13 Δ CHRG−2 Δ HB −2 Δ K-D −2 Δ E −2 Δ CHRG −1 1.29 Δ HB −1 0.98 Δ K-D −1 1.19 Δ E−1 1.09 Δ CHRG 0 0.97 Δ HB 0 1.02 Δ K-D 0 0.83 Δ E 0 1.05 Δ CHRG +1 0.84Δ HB +1 0.92 Δ K-D +1 1.15 Δ E +1 0.89 Δ CHRG +2 0.56 Δ HB +2 1.19 Δ K-D+2 0.77 Δ E +2 1.12 CF10 ΔΔG 1.66 CF10 ΔΔG 0.86 CF10 ΔΔG 1.10 CF10 ΔΔG1.26 Δ CHRG −2 Δ HB −2 Δ K-D −2 Δ E −2 Δ CHRG −1 1.18 Δ HB −1 1.00 Δ K-D−1 1.15 Δ E −1 1.04 Δ CHRG 0 0.97 Δ HB 0 1.02 Δ K-D 0 0.86 Δ E 0 1.08 ΔCHRG +1 0.91 Δ HB +1 0.97 Δ K-D +1 1.12 Δ E +1 0.90 Δ CHRG +2 0.77 Δ HB+2 1.12 Δ K-D +2 0.82 Δ E +2 1.16 CF60 ΔΔG 1.46 CF60 ΔΔG 1.00 CF60 ΔΔG0.94 CF60 ΔΔG 0.98 Δ CHRG −2 Δ HB −2 Δ K-D −2 Δ E −2 Δ CHRG −1 1.33 Δ HB−1 0.96 Δ K-D −1 1.15 Δ E −1 1.01 Δ CHRG 0 0.96 Δ HB 0 1.01 Δ K-D 0 0.79Δ E 0 1.05 Δ CHRG +1 0.84 Δ HB +1 0.95 Δ K-D +1 1.16 Δ E +1 0.94 Δ CHRG+2 0.82 Δ HB +2 1.05 Δ K-D +2 0.89 Δ E +2 1.54 pH4 ΔΔG 1.63 pH4 ΔΔG 0.91pH4 ΔΔG 1.29 pH4 ΔΔG 1.07 Δ CHRG −2 Δ HB −2 Δ K-D −2 Δ E −2 Δ CHRG −11.28 Δ HB −1 0.89 Δ K-D −1 1.19 Δ E −1 1.13 Δ CHRG 0 0.96 Δ HB 0 0.97 ΔK-D 0 0.72 Δ E 0 1.01 Δ CHRG +1 0.88 Δ HB +1 0.93 Δ K-D +1 1.12 Δ E +10.89 Δ CHRG +2 0.19 Δ HB +2 1.26 Δ K-D +2 0.86 Δ E +2 0.95 pH5.8 ΔΔG1.66 pH5.8 ΔΔG 0.99 pH5.8 ΔΔG 1.00 pH5.8 ΔΔG 1.23 Δ CHRG −2 Δ HB −2 ΔK-D −2 Δ E −2 Δ CHRG −1 1.26 Δ HB −1 0.99 Δ K-D −1 1.17 Δ E −1 1.06 ΔCHRG 0 0.95 Δ HB 0 0.95 Δ K-D 0 0.80 Δ E 0 0.99 Δ CHRG +1 0.94 Δ HB +10.90 Δ K-D +1 1.08 Δ E +1 0.94 Δ CHRG +2 0.83 Δ HB +2 1.15 Δ K-D +2 0.92Δ E +2 1.16 Clean8 ΔΔG 1.34 Clean8 ΔΔG 1.07 Clean8 ΔΔG 0.89 Clean8 ΔΔG0.88 Δ CHRG −2 Δ HB −2 Δ K-D −2 Δ E −2 Δ CHRG −1 1.22 Δ HB −1 1.02 Δ K-D−1 1.10 Δ E −1 0.98 Δ CHRG 0 0.96 Δ HB 0 0.96 Δ K-D 0 0.83 Δ E 0 1.00 ΔCHRG +1 0.94 Δ HB +1 0.90 Δ K-D +1 1.07 Δ E +1 1.01 Δ CHRG +2 0.62 Δ HB+2 1.05 Δ K-D +2 1.02 Δ E +2 1.32 Clean10 ΔΔG 1.32 Clean10 ΔΔG 0.86Clean10 ΔΔG 1.03 Clean10 ΔΔG 0.81 Δ CHRG −2 Δ HB −2 Δ K-D −2 Δ E −2 ΔCHRG −1 1.43 Δ HB −1 1.36 Δ K-D −1 1.11 Δ E −1 1.03 Δ CHRG 0 0.92 Δ HB 00.72 Δ K-D 0 0.80 Δ E 0 1.00 Δ CHRG +1 0.88 Δ HB +1 1.07 Δ K-D +1 1.16 ΔE +1 0.97 Δ CHRG +2 0.74 Δ HB +2 1.11 Δ K-D +2 0.91 Δ E +2 1.48 EXP ΔΔG0.00 EXP ΔΔG 0.63 EXP ΔΔG 0.65 EXP ΔΔG Δ 0.71 Δ CHRG −2 Δ HB −2 Δ K-D −2E −2 Δ CHRG −1 0.35 Δ HB −1 0.91 Δ K-D −1 1.11 Δ E −1 1.29 Δ CHRG 0 1.08Δ HB 0 0.95 Δ K-D 0 1.49 Δ E 0 1.06 Δ CHRG +1 1.35 Δ HB +1 1.39 Δ K-D +10.77 Δ E +1 0.79 Δ CHRG +2 1.64 Δ HB +2 1.16 Δ K-D +2 0.72 Δ E +2 0.20

Example 21 Modulating of an Enzyme's pH-Activity Profile

This Example describes the use of surface charge mutations to optimizean enzyme's pH-activity profile for a given reaction. FIG. 31A showsrice starch microswatch cleaning activity as a function of pH for thefirst AmyS charge ladder of Example 15. The pH range from 3.0 to 4.25was in 200 mM Na formate containing 0.01% Tween-80, while the pH rangefrom 4.25 to 5.5 was in 200 mM Na acetate containing 0.01% Tween-80. Thedata are fit to titration curves, each with a single pKa value. FIG. 31Bshow an apparent pKa for AmyS catalysis as a function of charge changefor the first AmyS charge ladder of Example 15. These data demonstratethat pH-activity profiles for an α-amylase can be significantly shiftedby surface charge mutations, even in 200 mM buffer. Although this hadbeen reported at very low ionic strength for subtilisin (Russell et al.(1987) J Mol Biol. 193: 803-13) and for D-xylose isomerase (Cha et al.(1998) Mol Cell. 8:374-82), this is believed to be the first time thishas been accomplished with α-amylase, and, surprisingly, even at highionic strength.

Example 22 AmyS Superscreen

The following assays were used in the examples described below. Anydeviations from the protocols provided below are indicated in theexamples. In these experiments, a 96 well spectrophotometer was used tomeasure the absorbance of the products formed after the completion ofthe reactions.

Starch Hydrolysis Assay for Specific Activity Determination and ThermalStability

α-amylase activity assay on corn flour was performed to measure specificactivity and stability of B. subtilis AmyS and AmyS variants. Conditionsthat closely mimic real-world applications in cleaning and grainprocessing were used. Activity is defined as reducing ends generated dueto the enzymatic breakdown of corn flour, determined by the PAHBAH(p-hydroxybenzoic acid hydrazide) method. Stability is defined assustained activity at 85° C.

Hardware: Inheco Variomag Teleshake 95 with PCR plate adapter, ThermoElectron Multidrop, Axygen PCR-96-FS-C full-skirt PCR plate,Thermocyclers—with a minimum of 4 96-well blocks (an MJ ResearchTetrad), Biomek FX liquid handlers.

Starch Hydrolysis: Azure Farms Organic Corn Flour, sifted forliquid-handling purposes was used to obtain the <600 micron fraction,baked 4 hours at 80° C., then allowed to equilibrate overnight at roomtemperature. A 2% w/w suspension was prepared in 500-g and 1000-gbatches. The suspension was stirred vigorously and continuously duringpH adjustment, pH equilibration, and transfer from beaker to PCR plate.For 1,000 g, 23 g pre-baked corn flour and 977 g house deionized waterwere stirred for 15 minutes, adjusted with H2SO4 to pH 5.8, and allowedto equilibrate for 30 minutes, at which point a final pH adjustment wasperformed if necessary. 8-channel pipets bearing tips trimmed to anopening size of approximately 1.5 mm were used to deliver the suspensioninto the wells of Axygen PCR plates.

Culture supernatants of AmyS and AmyS variants were diluted toapproximately 1 μg/mL in dilution buffer (water+0.005% Tween-80) and 10μL diluted supernatant each were transferred to the 5-minute, 10-minuteand 60-minute reaction plates and mixed once by pipetting sample up anddown. An aliquot of 50 μL light mineral oil was transferred to eachwell. Plates were transferred to the Inheco units pre-heated to 85° C.At the indicated time points following incubation (5, 10 and 60minutes), the starch hydrolysis reaction was stopped by addition of 10μL of 4N NaOH to each well. The starch hydrolysis reaction products wereanalyzed by the PAHBAH assay.

PAHBAH assay: Aliquots of 80 μL of 0.5 N NaOH were added to all wells ofan empty PCR plate followed by 20 μL of PAHBAH reagent (5% w/vp-hydroxybenzoic acid hydrazide (PAHBAH, Sigma #H9882, dissolved in 0.5N HCl) and mixed by pipetting up and down (PAHBAH reaction plate). 10 μLof the starch hydrolysis reaction supernatants were added to the PAHBAHreaction plate. All plates were sealed and placed in the thermocycler,programmed for 2 minutes at 95° C., and then cooled to 20° C. Samples of80 μL of the developed PAHBAH reaction mixtures were transferred to afresh (read) plate and absorbance was measured at 405 nm in aspectrophotometer.

Cleaning Swatch Assay for Stain Removal Performance

In this assay, the stain removal performance of B. subtilis AmyS andAmyS variants was determined in a microtiter plate scale using CS-28rice starch stain microswatches. Microswatches of ¼″ circular diameterwere obtained from CFT Vlaardingen (Netherlands). Two microswatches wereplaced into each well of a 96-well microtiter plate.

The filtered culture broth samples were tested at an appropriateconcentration by dilution with a mixture of 10 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM CaCl₂,0.005% Tween-80 to 20× the desired final concentration in theperformance test (final conc. in test 0.025-0.10 ppm).

Amylase performance was measured at both pH 8 and pH 10.

Either 190 μl of buffer solution, containing 25 mM HEPES (Sigma, H7523),2 mM CaCl₂, 0.005% Tween-80, pH 8.0, or 190 μl of buffer solution,containing 25 mM CAPS (Sigma, C2632), 2 mM CaCl₂, 0.005% Tween-80, pH10.0 were added to each well of the plates containing microswatches. 10μL of diluted amylase samples were added to each microswatch containingwell (to provide a total volume of 200 μL/well). The plate was coveredwith a plate seal and placed in an incubator for 60 minutes at 40° C.,with agitation at 1150 rpm (iEMS incubator). Following incubation underthe appropriate conditions, 100 μL of solution from each well wasremoved, placed into a fresh microtiter plate and absorbance wasmeasured at 488 nm in a spectrophotometer. “Blank controls”, containing2 microswatches per well and detergent but no amylase samples were alsoincluded in the test.

Calculation of the CS-28 rice starch hydrolysis performance: Theobtained absorbance value was corrected for the blank value(microswatches incubated in the absence of enzyme). The resultingabsorbance—ΔOD488—was a measure for the amylolytic activity. For eachsample (AmyS or AmyS variant) the performance index was calculated bydividing the activity of the variant by the activity of the wildtypeenzyme. The performance index compared the performance of the variant(actual value) and the standard AmyS reference enzyme (theoreticalvalue) at the same protein concentration.

A performance index (PI) that is greater than 1 (PI>1) identified abetter variant (as compared to the standard, e.g., wild-type), while aPI of 1 (PI=1) identified a variant that performs the same as thestandard, and a PI that is less than 1 (PI<1) identified a variant thatperforms worse than the standard. Thus, the PI identified variants withperformance differences over the wildtype enzyme.

The following site variants were evaluated using the assays described inthis Example:

P17A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y D19A, C,D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y T21A, C, D, E, F,G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y N28A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I,K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y S51A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M,N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y G72A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q,R, S, T, V, W, Y V74A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I ,K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, T, V,W, Y A82A, C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y Q86A, C,D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y Q89A, C, D, E, F, G,H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, V, W, Y A93A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L,M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y W115D, E, F, G, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S, V, YD117A, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W P123A, D, E, G, K, L,M, P, Q, R, S, T, V S124A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S, T,V, Y D125A, D, E, G, K, M, Q, R, S, T, V N127A, C, D, F, G, H, K, L, M,N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y I130A, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V,W G132A, C, D, E, F, G, H, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y Q135A, F, G, K,L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, Y P145A, D, E, F, H, I, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, V,Y G146A, C, D, E, G, H, K, L, P, R, S, T, V, W G148A, C, D, E, F, G, H,L, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y S153A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, N, P, Q,R, S, T, V, W, Y Y159A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, N, R, S, T, V, W W166C,E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, P, R, S, T, V, Y S169A, C, D, E, F, G, I, K, L,M, N, P, Q, R, T, V, Y K171C, D, E, G, H, K, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W,Y R179A, G, H, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y G180A, C, D, F, G, H, I, K,L, N, P, R, S, T, V, Y I181A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, P, R, S, T, V,Y G182A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, P, R, S, T, V, Y K183A, C, E, F, G, H,K, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y W187A, C, E, G, I, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S,V, W G194A, E, G, H, K, L, M, P, R, S, T, V, W P209A, C, D, E, F, G, H,I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y N224A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L,M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y S242A, C, D, G, I, K, L, M, Q, R, S, T, VP245A, C, D, E, F, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, Y G256A, C, D, E, G,H, I, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W D269A, C, D, F, G, H, I, K, M, N, P,Q, R, S, T, Y N271A, D, F, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, S, T, V, W, Y T278A, E,G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, W, Y N281A, D, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q,R, S, T, V, Y G302C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W, YA304A, D, E, F, H, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y R308A, C, D, E, F, G, H,I, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y T321A, C, F, H, I, L, P, Q, R, S, T,V, Y Q358A, C, D, E, F, G, H, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V P378C, D, F, G,H, I, L, N, P, R, S, T, V, Y S382A, C, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, R,S, T, V, W K383A, C, D, E, F, H, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, W, Y T398A,C, D, E, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V H405A, C, D, F, G, H, K, L, M,N, P, Q, R, S, T, W, Y T417A, D, E, H, I, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, WE418A, C, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, Y P420A, C, D, E,H, I, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y G421A, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, N, P, Q,R, S, T, W, Y P432A, D, E, H, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, Y W437C, D, E,F, G, H, L, M, N, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y Q443A, C, F, G, K, L, N, P, Q, R,S, T, V, W, Y G446A, C, D, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W,Y G454A, C, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V S457A, C, D, E, G,H, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y T459A, D, G, I, K, L, Q, R, S, T,V, Y T461A, D, E, F, G, I, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y S464D, E, G, H,I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, S, V, W, Y G474A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N,P, Q, R, S, T, V R483A, C, F, G, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, Y

Example 23 Performance of AmyS Variants

The performance of AmyS variants (e.g., as described in Example 22) weretested for protein expression (expression), hydrolysis of corn flour for10 minutes (Corn Flour 10) or hydrolysis of corn flour for 60 minutes(Corn Flour 60), activity on DP7 substrate at pH 4 (DP7 pH 4) oractivity on DP7 substrate at pH5.8 (DP7 pH 5.8), and CS 28 rice starchstained microswatch cleaning at pH 8 (cleaning pH 8) or CS 28 ricestarch stained microswatch cleaning at pH 10 (cleaning 10). The resultsare shown in Table 23-1. Protein expression was measured by Bradfordassay described in Example 12. The corn flour hydrolysis and cleaningswatch assays were performed as described in Example 22. Functionalityof AmyS variants was quantified as a performance index (Pi) (i.e., theratio of performance of a variant relative to wild type AmyS). A PI>1for any property indicates that the variant is improved (compared to thecontrol) for that property. ND indicates that the value obtained wasoutside the range of the assay.

TABLE 23-1 Performance of AmyS variants Corn Corn Flour Flour CleaningCleaning Position variant 10 60 DP7 pH 4 DP7 pH 5.8 pH 8 pH 10Expression 017 P017A 1.08 1.07 1.13 1.32 1.35 1.04 0.58 017 P017C 1.381.46 1.20 1.41 1.47 1.29 0.50 017 P017D 1.30 1.30 1.02 1.24 1.33 1.100.58 017 P017E 1.07 1.20 1.03 1.18 1.29 1.04 0.70 017 P017F 0.95 1.100.84 0.95 1.37 0.83 0.59 017 P017G 0.90 0.83 0.83 0.90 1.04 0.84 0.88017 P017H 0.91 0.84 1.03 1.03 1.07 0.86 0.96 017 P017I 0.78 0.83 0.790.91 0.83 0.77 0.87 017 P017K 0.88 0.64 0.83 0.96 1.11 0.88 0.90 017P017L 0.69 0.64 0.44 0.32 0.91 0.92 0.67 017 P017M 1.19 1.46 1.13 1.321.58 0.83 0.50 017 P017N 1.05 1.16 1.13 1.30 1.14 0.81 0.70 017 P017Q1.24 1.31 1.19 1.21 1.09 0.90 0.73 017 P017R 1.21 1.23 0.93 1.13 1.401.01 0.71 017 P017S 0.97 0.85 0.78 0.84 1.00 0.87 0.76 017 P017T 0.810.91 0.68 0.75 1.12 0.73 0.76 017 P017V 0.79 0.79 0.70 0.75 0.94 0.820.81 017 P017W 0.81 0.77 0.70 0.82 0.89 0.77 0.75 017 P017Y 0.75 0.790.98 0.97 1.01 0.95 0.96 019 D019A 1.50 1.69 1.29 1.55 2.01 1.42 0.48019 D019C 1.34 1.49 1.29 1.47 1.59 1.25 0.51 019 D019E 1.39 1.38 1.411.48 1.69 1.40 0.67 019 D019F 3.22 3.51 0.75 0.87 6.54 3.43 0.10 019D019G 1.20 1.29 1.19 1.20 0.98 1.22 0.75 019 D019H 0.93 0.97 0.91 1.051.32 0.98 0.93 019 D019I 1.13 0.90 0.93 1.05 1.82 0.96 0.38 019 D019K0.90 0.81 0.97 1.09 0.93 0.91 0.99 019 D019L 0.84 0.65 −0.65 −0.23 1.791.94 0.13 019 D019M 1.60 1.98 1.07 1.40 1.63 1.41 0.35 019 D019N 1.341.16 1.69 1.23 1.20 1.06 0.71 019 D019P 0.93 1.14 1.00 1.27 1.56 1.320.53 019 D019Q 1.35 1.24 1.94 1.65 1.31 1.20 0.74 019 D019R 1.02 1.050.94 1.03 1.44 1.12 0.80 019 D019S 1.03 1.12 1.08 1.12 1.09 0.89 0.95019 D019T 1.04 1.06 1.07 1.11 1.22 0.89 0.97 019 D019V 1.05 1.28 1.071.27 2.16 1.52 0.36 019 D019W 0.64 0.93 0.52 0.71 1.24 0.81 0.56 019D019Y 0.98 1.10 1.43 1.32 1.34 1.03 0.69 021 T021A 1.25 1.34 1.36 1.501.41 1.19 0.75 021 T021C 1.59 1.73 1.42 1.58 1.79 1.26 0.49 021 T021D1.23 1.39 1.63 1.54 1.48 1.27 0.78 021 T021E 1.32 1.35 1.53 1.59 1.481.05 0.72 021 T021F 1.26 1.36 1.66 1.48 1.42 1.11 0.71 021 T021G 1.111.14 1.35 1.29 1.24 1.05 0.91 021 T021H 0.87 0.85 0.95 0.98 1.08 0.861.10 021 T021I 1.04 1.04 1.31 1.31 1.57 1.14 0.71 021 T021K 0.89 0.881.02 1.07 1.02 1.01 1.07 021 T021L 0.80 0.92 1.33 1.20 1.08 0.88 0.89021 T021M 1.37 1.40 1.34 1.55 1.48 1.34 0.75 021 T021N 1.36 1.42 1.281.47 1.23 1.16 0.75 021 T021P 1.13 1.25 1.14 1.27 1.30 1.20 0.82 021T021Q 1.32 1.42 1.50 1.55 1.33 1.20 0.79 021 T021R 1.17 1.26 1.14 1.211.23 1.11 0.86 021 T021S 1.08 1.28 1.09 1.17 1.12 0.97 0.91 021 T021V1.10 1.19 1.12 1.24 1.35 0.95 0.73 021 T021W 0.98 1.01 0.91 0.95 1.171.11 0.75 021 T021Y 0.81 0.89 1.02 1.07 1.03 0.62 0.87 028 N028A 1.281.51 1.24 1.42 1.64 1.39 0.74 028 N028C −0.92 −2.93 1.18 0.31 1.18 2.17−0.05 028 N028D 1.29 1.39 1.69 1.63 1.37 1.23 0.77 028 N028E 1.26 1.361.21 1.38 1.21 1.06 0.79 028 N028F 1.29 1.34 1.16 1.35 1.48 1.26 0.54028 N028G 0.98 1.05 0.99 1.08 0.98 0.81 1.06 028 N028H 0.98 1.09 1.061.18 1.20 1.01 0.94 028 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0.75 0.69 0.79 0.750.91 1.16 145 P145A 1.15 1.17 1.44 1.50 1.30 1.29 0.71 145 P145D 1.351.61 1.15 1.33 1.45 1.48 0.57 145 P145E 1.55 1.48 1.26 1.45 1.34 1.650.63 145 P145F 1.34 1.32 1.02 1.20 1.12 1.32 0.74 145 P145H 0.98 0.880.81 0.99 1.13 1.03 0.90 145 P145I 1.20 1.06 0.84 0.98 1.10 1.20 0.85145 P145K 0.90 0.89 0.88 1.05 1.15 1.02 0.88 145 P145L 1.03 0.90 0.811.01 0.97 1.23 0.85 145 P145N 1.19 1.43 1.41 1.58 1.49 1.48 0.61 145P145R 1.22 1.11 1.10 1.29 1.14 1.11 0.86 145 P145S 1.12 1.04 1.03 1.101.08 1.12 0.85 145 P145T 1.15 0.99 0.91 1.00 0.92 0.81 0.89 145 P145V1.09 1.18 1.08 1.19 1.24 1.25 0.73 145 P145Y 1.14 1.12 0.89 1.15 1.081.16 0.75 146 G146A 1.18 1.00 1.34 1.41 1.19 1.05 0.77 146 G146C 2.031.89 1.71 1.89 2.19 1.52 0.40 146 G146D 1.32 1.35 1.45 1.52 1.50 1.170.70 146 G146E 1.43 1.43 1.63 1.62 1.38 1.33 0.82 146 G146H 1.00 0.990.77 0.88 1.01 0.93 1.06 146 G146K 0.94 0.84 1.06 1.07 1.05 1.10 1.08146 G146L 0.99 0.80 0.85 ND 0.97 0.74 0.97 146 G146P 1.33 1.24 1.30 1.361.43 1.31 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1.70 1.78 1.37 1.54 1.51 1.610.53 153 S153D 1.34 1.25 0.99 1.11 1.18 1.02 0.88 153 S153E 1.76 1.181.20 1.34 1.54 1.36 0.61 153 S153F 1.42 1.35 1.07 1.18 1.22 1.36 0.80153 S153G 1.35 1.16 0.97 1.03 1.08 1.25 0.88 153 S153H 0.98 0.91 0.720.77 0.92 1.00 1.05 153 S153I 1.31 1.09 0.95 1.05 1.28 1.35 0.74 153S153K 0.79 0.82 0.80 0.87 1.02 1.00 1.08 153 S153L 1.11 0.96 0.92 0.981.03 1.26 0.92 153 S153N 1.29 1.38 1.38 1.43 1.20 1.75 0.76 153 S153P1.09 1.19 1.21 1.28 1.15 1.15 1.00 153 S153Q 1.14 1.22 0.95 1.21 1.391.47 0.73 153 S153R 1.29 1.16 1.00 1.12 1.18 1.16 0.95 153 S153T 0.931.02 0.82 0.89 0.88 0.97 1.01 153 S153V 1.30 1.16 0.97 1.07 1.08 1.260.77 153 S153W 0.94 0.95 0.75 0.86 0.85 1.21 0.90 153 S153Y 1.15 1.030.96 1.00 1.03 1.13 0.86 159 Y159A 1.17 1.17 1.42 1.52 1.50 1.70 0.74159 Y159C 1.46 1.19 1.80 1.73 1.10 1.66 0.66 159 Y159D 1.08 1.21 1.891.88 1.63 2.01 0.78 159 Y159E 1.23 1.25 1.34 1.50 1.31 1.66 0.73 159Y159F 1.11 1.10 1.03 1.10 0.96 1.17 0.97 159 Y159G 0.92 0.79 0.95 1.021.22 1.44 0.94 159 Y159H 0.97 0.86 0.97 1.05 1.07 1.17 1.01 159 Y159K1.03 0.78 1.20 1.21 0.96 1.71 0.90 159 Y159L 0.77 0.61 0.95 1.00 1.241.41 0.98 159 Y159N 0.97 0.94 1.46 1.56 1.40 1.85 0.78 159 Y159R 1.100.86 1.19 1.40 1.39 1.75 0.80 159 Y159S 0.97 0.82 1.01 1.09 1.25 1.440.94 159 Y159T 0.93 0.93 1.18 1.20 1.26 1.74 0.87 159 Y159V 1.09 0.950.96 1.07 1.12 1.48 0.87 159 Y159W 1.08 1.12 0.98 1.08 0.73 0.96 0.88166 W166C 0.57 0.71 0.61 0.60 0.90 1.03 0.80 166 W166E 0.58 0.78 0.940.74 1.09 1.12 0.97 166 W166F 0.75 0.82 0.73 0.81 0.82 1.06 1.07 166W166G 0.65 0.57 0.42 0.50 0.84 0.93 1.18 166 W166H 0.59 0.64 0.57 0.670.90 0.92 1.26 166 W166I 0.56 0.65 0.85 0.79 0.65 1.16 1.13 166 W166K0.47 0.49 0.96 0.81 0.60 1.09 1.49 166 W166L 0.45 0.54 0.79 0.64 0.580.91 1.46 166 W166M 0.70 0.83 0.96 0.82 0.89 1.24 1.00 166 W166P 0.160.30 −0.15 −0.02 1.19 1.09 0.69 166 W166R 0.67 0.86 1.40 1.17 0.83 0.760.94 166 W166S 0.61 0.64 0.63 0.57 0.90 0.95 1.14 166 W166T 0.60 0.730.92 0.76 0.70 0.33 1.15 166 W166V 0.51 0.61 0.88 0.75 0.49 0.98 1.10166 W166Y 0.65 0.70 0.73 0.78 0.81 0.96 1.16 169 S169A 1.10 1.14 1.171.30 1.17 1.35 0.85 169 S169C 1.05 1.37 1.33 1.43 1.54 1.47 0.74 169S169D 0.91 1.17 1.21 1.26 1.36 1.42 0.71 169 S169E 1.24 1.36 1.37 1.591.65 1.81 0.67 169 S169F 1.04 1.33 1.01 1.13 1.15 1.36 0.74 169 S169G1.05 0.90 0.97 0.99 0.99 1.22 0.97 169 S169I 0.84 0.82 0.84 1.02 1.181.00 0.93 169 S169K 0.81 0.85 0.78 0.94 0.88 1.03 1.00 169 S169L 0.820.65 0.83 0.95 0.99 1.00 1.09 169 S169M 0.98 0.71 1.05 1.17 0.98 1.170.92 169 S169N 0.88 1.09 1.28 1.35 1.43 1.41 0.76 169 S169P 0.55 0.850.74 1.10 1.25 0.96 0.78 169 S169Q 1.08 1.18 1.27 1.43 1.43 1.54 0.75169 S169R 0.95 0.88 1.01 1.13 1.08 1.26 0.96 169 S169T 0.78 0.75 0.870.96 0.92 0.79 1.07 169 S169V 0.78 0.88 0.78 1.01 1.10 1.00 0.94 169S169Y 0.91 0.87 1.00 1.11 0.97 1.10 0.93 171 K171C 1.20 1.53 1.27 1.461.71 1.56 0.54 171 K171D 1.22 1.28 1.11 1.32 1.03 1.49 0.75 171 K171E1.18 1.46 1.26 1.33 1.61 1.36 0.65 171 K171G 1.03 1.06 0.87 0.91 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1.58 1.99 0.66 183 K183C 0.18 0.19 1.35 1.24 1.38 2.02 0.62183 K183E 0.14 0.02 1.20 1.10 1.37 1.55 0.72 183 K183F 0.15 −0.05 1.111.08 1.61 2.04 0.59 183 K183G 0.15 0.13 0.96 ND 1.24 1.35 0.94 183 K183H0.27 0.15 0.93 0.84 1.31 1.26 0.86 183 K183L 0.05 0.10 0.91 0.93 1.151.44 0.86 183 K183M 0.14 0.18 1.42 1.40 1.60 2.40 0.58 183 K183P 0.030.17 1.27 1.06 1.73 1.64 0.58 183 K183Q 0.12 0.14 1.30 1.21 1.51 2.110.71 183 K183R 0.20 0.11 1.03 1.00 1.13 2.07 0.82 183 K183S 0.15 0.180.92 0.83 1.18 1.33 0.93 183 K183T 0.20 0.01 1.10 1.11 1.16 1.71 0.80183 K183V 0.10 0.07 0.82 0.89 1.38 1.73 0.62 183 K183W 0.07 0.13 0.660.77 1.23 1.09 0.70 183 K183Y 0.08 0.14 0.66 0.73 1.10 1.32 0.88 187W187A 0.45 0.36 1.67 1.77 1.21 1.02 0.90 187 W187C 0.48 0.40 1.23 1.491.19 1.13 0.88 187 W187E 0.62 0.51 1.18 1.22 1.14 1.08 1.04 187 W187G0.16 0.13 0.57 0.86 0.86 0.73 1.13 187 W187I 0.70 0.57 0.83 0.86 0.780.82 1.29 187 W187K 0.16 0.16 0.85 0.90 0.71 0.64 1.72 187 W187L 0.690.69 0.72 0.78 0.75 0.66 1.29 187 W187N 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1.08 278 T278L 0.82 0.80 1.02 0.99 0.82 0.93 0.96 278T278M 1.26 1.35 1.27 1.47 1.32 1.35 0.70 278 T278N 1.22 1.19 1.17 1.301.00 1.35 0.86 278 T278P 1.78 1.71 1.06 1.79 2.30 3.46 0.19 278 T278R1.13 1.07 1.00 1.24 1.10 1.47 0.83 278 T278S 0.91 0.92 0.86 1.00 0.991.01 1.06 278 T278W 0.92 0.99 0.84 1.00 1.04 1.08 0.85 278 T278Y 0.760.84 0.79 0.90 0.72 0.87 1.04 281 N281A 1.06 1.16 1.13 1.25 1.06 1.070.82 281 N281D 1.08 1.33 1.09 1.22 1.41 1.29 0.61 281 N281G 0.78 0.790.93 0.93 0.82 0.90 1.21 281 N281H 0.76 0.82 0.83 0.87 0.73 0.63 1.10281 N281I 0.84 0.81 0.79 0.84 0.79 0.78 1.17 281 N281L 0.66 0.72 0.770.78 0.58 0.55 1.43 281 N281M 1.15 1.12 0.98 1.12 0.93 1.08 0.84 281N281P 1.15 1.18 1.09 1.18 1.05 0.89 0.85 281 N281Q 1.22 1.33 1.00 1.131.10 1.16 0.62 281 N281R 1.03 1.05 0.98 1.02 0.95 0.97 0.96 281 N281S0.90 0.91 0.88 0.89 0.72 1.01 1.09 281 N281T −0.21 1.17 −0.65 −0.27−0.63 −0.72 0.14 281 N281V 0.85 0.88 0.80 0.87 0.76 1.07 0.86 281 N281Y0.79 0.84 0.75 0.80 0.59 0.73 1.18 302 G302C 1.40 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0.71 304 A304P 1.24 1.30 1.24 1.35 1.49 1.34 0.77 304A304R 1.14 1.16 1.05 1.13 0.93 1.03 0.90 304 A304S 0.84 0.94 0.80 1.150.87 0.71 0.67 304 A304T 1.00 1.07 0.89 0.99 0.98 0.75 0.92 304 A304V1.16 1.18 1.13 1.21 0.94 0.70 0.81 304 A304W 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.93 0.730.94 1.07 304 A304Y 0.89 0.93 0.87 0.95 0.66 0.77 1.01 308 R308A 1.521.58 1.23 1.51 1.40 1.34 0.52 308 R308C 1.61 2.01 0.97 1.22 1.95 1.870.39 308 R308D 2.54 2.88 1.75 2.01 3.24 2.75 0.24 308 R308E 1.54 1.661.15 1.34 1.42 1.45 0.53 308 R308F 1.91 2.67 0.69 1.30 1.80 1.55 0.18308 R308G 1.27 1.29 0.81 0.95 1.02 1.10 0.59 308 R308H 1.10 1.08 0.770.92 1.06 0.97 0.66 308 R308I 1.13 1.55 0.57 0.76 0.92 0.84 0.43 308R308K 1.00 0.97 1.00 0.99 0.99 0.92 0.95 308 R308L 0.97 1.33 0.36 0.670.93 0.19 0.33 308 R308M 1.94 2.07 1.31 1.66 1.65 1.92 0.38 308 R308N1.72 1.86 1.09 1.37 1.94 1.71 0.41 308 R308P 4.38 4.55 1.93 2.52 5.053.89 0.12 308 R308S 1.06 1.00 0.84 0.97 0.84 0.87 1.00 308 R308T 1.361.34 0.91 1.08 1.16 1.24 0.73 308 R308V 1.31 1.47 0.62 0.88 1.06 0.970.42 308 R308W 0.92 1.50 0.34 0.70 1.29 1.01 0.31 308 R308Y 0.90 1.280.46 0.70 0.92 1.14 0.41 321 T321A 1.07 1.20 0.95 1.19 1.44 1.33 0.84321 T321C 1.35 1.36 0.92 1.09 1.63 1.10 0.52 321 T321F 1.00 0.96 0.901.00 1.14 1.07 1.03 321 T321H 0.89 0.85 0.81 0.90 1.03 1.37 1.14 321T321I 0.81 0.87 0.66 0.77 1.13 0.93 0.83 321 T321L 0.74 0.77 0.67 0.750.91 0.96 1.11 321 T321P 1.23 1.25 1.08 1.18 1.69 1.22 0.79 321 T321Q1.12 1.15 1.05 1.10 1.14 1.27 0.93 321 T321R 1.02 0.92 1.02 0.96 1.090.96 1.04 321 T321S 1.02 0.91 0.88 0.99 1.14 0.84 1.08 321 T321V 0.950.92 0.72 0.81 1.34 0.43 0.84 321 T321Y 0.76 0.82 0.69 0.77 1.23 0.791.04 358 Q358A 1.07 1.42 1.63 1.45 1.54 1.31 0.65 358 Q358C 1.95 2.351.34 1.85 2.83 1.62 0.26 358 Q358D 1.35 1.37 1.21 1.29 1.55 1.10 0.79358 Q358E 1.30 1.35 1.22 1.27 1.57 1.02 0.74 358 Q358F 1.35 1.32 1.051.14 1.49 1.19 0.71 358 Q358G 1.15 1.03 0.90 0.96 1.10 1.06 0.74 358Q358H 1.05 0.99 0.95 0.97 1.15 1.40 0.94 358 Q358L 0.92 1.06 1.05 1.061.24 0.84 0.83 358 Q358M 1.12 1.37 1.42 1.41 1.52 1.17 0.72 358 Q358N1.27 1.37 1.32 1.42 1.63 1.06 0.73 358 Q358P 1.27 1.33 1.10 1.23 1.721.17 0.65 358 Q358R 1.03 1.07 1.08 1.07 1.18 1.15 0.91 358 Q358S 1.090.99 1.02 1.04 1.01 0.91 0.93 358 Q358T 1.05 1.05 1.04 1.00 1.17 1.100.95 358 Q358V 1.15 1.18 1.02 1.13 1.35 1.35 0.67 378 P378C 28.49 39.2911.48 19.82 40.84 34.77 0.05 378 P378D 1.13 1.20 1.15 1.18 1.12 0.990.88 378 P378F 1.84 2.17 0.62 1.01 2.97 0.36 0.15 378 P378G 1.21 1.201.00 1.06 1.44 1.30 0.75 378 P378H 0.90 0.94 0.80 0.85 1.11 0.50 1.06378 P378I 1.16 1.20 1.03 1.15 1.33 1.26 0.62 378 P378L 0.78 0.89 0.880.97 1.08 0.79 0.82 378 P378N 1.31 1.39 1.19 1.37 1.42 0.97 0.71 378P378R 0.94 0.93 1.10 1.07 1.05 1.03 1.28 378 P378S 1.15 1.09 0.99 1.041.08 1.11 0.90 378 P378T 0.83 0.96 0.90 0.93 0.87 0.73 1.04 378 P378V1.08 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.15 0.94 0.87 378 P378Y 0.87 0.92 0.78 0.91 1.110.97 0.67 382 S382A 1.05 1.33 1.16 1.30 1.57 1.17 0.76 382 S382C 1.201.19 1.01 1.12 1.27 1.05 0.87 382 S382D 1.43 1.42 1.19 1.34 1.35 1.410.74 382 S382E 1.23 1.39 1.14 1.27 1.47 1.23 0.83 382 S382G 1.05 1.060.90 0.96 0.96 0.95 1.02 382 S382H 1.10 1.02 0.96 0.99 1.10 0.98 1.00382 S382I 1.03 1.07 0.82 0.88 1.07 0.96 0.79 382 S382K 0.94 0.84 0.950.98 1.12 0.78 1.09 382 S382L 0.93 0.93 0.69 0.82 0.95 0.70 0.79 382S382M 1.51 1.84 1.25 1.51 2.20 1.47 0.54 382 S382N 1.39 1.43 1.15 1.351.55 1.16 0.72 382 S382P 1.41 1.42 1.22 1.33 1.65 1.25 0.70 382 S382R1.23 1.19 0.97 1.17 1.14 0.78 0.91 382 S382T 1.18 1.15 0.98 1.08 1.301.14 0.90 382 S382V 1.13 1.07 0.85 0.98 1.22 0.89 0.81 382 S382W 1.081.03 0.90 0.98 1.19 0.94 0.98 383 K383A 1.26 1.16 1.24 1.35 1.17 0.860.66 383 K383C 1.85 2.15 0.60 1.01 1.16 0.02 0.16 383 K383D 1.14 1.171.16 1.13 1.04 0.89 0.69 383 K383E 1.04 0.98 0.98 1.00 1.00 0.82 0.94383 K383F 1.43 1.44 0.93 1.01 1.47 0.86 0.50 383 K383H 0.80 0.78 0.790.84 0.97 1.03 0.96 383 K383L 0.64 0.66 0.50 0.60 0.66 0.92 0.76 383K383M 1.32 1.19 0.94 1.10 1.20 1.01 0.57 383 K383N 1.27 1.20 0.98 1.111.07 1.16 0.64 383 K383P 1.89 2.46 1.17 1.37 1.82 2.31 0.22 383 K383Q1.03 0.98 1.01 1.06 0.95 1.15 0.94 383 K383R 1.02 0.91 1.00 0.95 1.100.84 0.99 383 K383S 0.92 0.92 0.87 0.92 0.97 0.74 0.86 383 K383T 0.790.76 0.83 0.84 0.90 0.83 0.98 383 K383W 0.70 0.78 0.62 0.68 0.74 0.390.61 383 K383Y 0.62 0.72 0.78 0.75 0.73 0.67 0.87 398 T398A 1.28 1.181.34 1.43 1.37 1.17 0.73 398 T398C 1.58 1.46 1.20 1.39 1.61 1.35 0.46398 T398D 1.29 1.24 1.33 1.33 0.88 1.42 0.75 398 T398E 1.33 1.24 1.311.32 1.17 1.38 0.81 398 T398I 0.81 0.87 0.91 0.96 0.91 0.86 1.04 398T398K 0.92 0.76 0.99 0.97 0.97 0.66 1.06 398 T398L 0.76 0.68 0.85 0.870.86 1.14 0.99 398 T398M 1.29 1.24 1.39 1.38 1.18 1.03 0.75 398 T398N1.96 1.88 1.34 1.58 1.23 1.31 0.37 398 T398P 1.38 1.29 1.33 1.35 0.971.29 0.77 398 T398Q 1.47 1.41 1.61 1.52 1.46 1.51 0.74 398 T398R 1.161.08 1.25 1.16 1.25 1.02 0.98 398 T398S 1.03 0.94 1.08 1.05 0.92 0.671.07 398 T398V 1.00 1.06 1.20 1.19 1.03 0.96 0.87 405 H405A 1.61 1.641.45 1.54 1.54 1.15 0.56 405 H405C 1.92 2.06 1.69 1.91 2.68 1.40 0.33405 H405D 1.45 1.44 1.25 1.30 1.37 1.21 0.47 405 H405F 2.03 2.09 1.281.41 3.15 1.98 0.20 405 H405G 1.16 1.20 1.10 1.14 1.50 1.14 0.72 405H405K 0.71 0.58 0.87 0.89 1.05 0.64 0.72 405 H405L 0.79 0.89 0.77 0.940.97 0.72 0.49 405 H405M 1.65 1.66 1.28 1.51 1.67 1.22 0.41 405 H405N1.42 1.26 1.37 1.42 1.43 1.09 0.69 405 H405P −12.67 −11.60 −0.88 −2.21−6.12 −0.26 −0.03 405 H405Q 1.50 1.53 1.33 1.42 1.76 1.33 0.59 405 H405R1.54 1.56 1.22 1.36 1.29 0.84 0.51 405 H405S 1.09 1.00 1.05 1.03 1.100.91 0.90 405 H405T 0.99 0.94 0.86 0.89 0.96 0.77 0.87 405 H405W 0.860.83 0.43 0.64 1.32 0.50 0.35 405 H405Y 0.96 1.07 0.84 0.93 1.37 0.960.50 417 T417A 1.55 1.30 1.42 1.39 1.28 1.05 0.71 417 T417D 1.55 1.281.40 1.43 1.14 1.34 0.80 417 T417E 1.22 1.07 1.16 1.17 1.12 1.07 0.89417 T417H 0.98 0.89 0.91 0.95 1.07 0.89 0.98 417 T417I 1.00 0.99 0.790.84 0.90 0.82 0.82 417 T417L 0.87 0.79 0.88 0.89 0.98 1.03 0.92 417T417M 1.65 1.65 1.39 1.52 1.82 1.41 0.49 417 T417P 1.38 1.25 1.34 1.351.26 1.12 0.74 417 T417Q 1.47 1.24 1.21 1.24 1.40 1.26 0.84 417 T417R1.34 1.15 1.36 1.31 1.13 1.08 0.85 417 T417S 1.10 0.95 1.01 1.03 0.961.13 1.02 417 T417V 0.88 0.86 0.85 0.92 0.97 0.94 0.97 417 T417W 0.970.84 0.72 0.89 1.01 0.77 0.90 418 E418A 1.16 1.16 1.32 1.29 1.44 0.990.83 418 E418C 1.14 1.24 0.98 1.10 1.21 0.73 0.66 418 E418D 0.94 0.941.06 1.11 0.98 0.84 0.96 418 E418G 0.68 0.70 0.81 0.82 0.82 0.58 1.17418 E418H 0.71 0.73 0.76 0.80 0.87 0.75 1.04 418 E418I 0.80 0.75 0.760.79 1.09 0.70 0.97 418 E418K 0.68 0.62 0.68 0.71 0.77 0.79 1.27 418E418L 0.69 0.64 0.72 0.78 0.39 0.47 1.08 418 E418M 0.96 0.95 1.01 1.071.33 0.81 0.86 418 E418N 1.00 1.01 1.18 1.20 1.11 0.87 0.83 418 E418P1.04 1.03 1.15 1.19 1.09 0.72 0.87 418 E418Q 1.11 1.13 1.05 1.16 1.220.76 0.84 418 E418R 1.08 1.01 0.95 1.03 1.26 1.01 0.86 418 E418S 1.030.94 0.80 0.85 0.94 0.85 0.86 418 E418T 0.87 0.80 0.82 0.84 0.91 0.501.09 418 E418V 0.71 0.65 0.66 0.82 0.83 0.34 1.22 418 E418Y 0.80 0.770.65 0.79 0.88 0.59 0.81 420 P420A 1.16 1.17 1.41 1.49 1.36 0.97 0.81420 P420C 1.17 1.32 1.37 1.47 1.09 1.02 0.70 420 P420D 1.29 1.25 1.371.38 1.35 0.90 0.75 420 P420E 1.32 1.27 1.32 1.35 1.45 0.79 0.75 420P420H 1.05 0.95 0.95 1.01 1.11 0.69 0.98 420 P420I 0.98 0.95 0.87 0.951.07 0.62 0.98 420 P420L 0.85 0.82 0.87 0.91 1.07 0.74 0.97 420 P420M1.37 1.41 1.33 1.29 1.28 0.75 0.73 420 P420N 1.42 1.38 1.30 1.41 1.500.95 0.73 420 P420R 0.49 −5.15 −1.38 −0.61 −11.09 −1.99 −0.01 420 P420S1.01 0.88 1.10 1.09 0.93 0.81 1.11 420 P420T 0.97 0.87 0.94 0.95 0.680.87 1.10 420 P420V 1.11 1.06 1.10 1.12 1.21 0.77 0.84 420 P420W 0.720.69 0.71 0.75 0.80 0.54 1.29 420 P420Y 0.90 0.83 0.80 0.76 1.05 0.850.96 421 G421A 1.36 1.28 1.23 1.30 1.31 0.79 0.79 421 G421D 1.23 1.281.43 1.38 1.28 0.99 0.72 421 G421E 1.44 1.43 1.47 1.46 1.48 1.23 0.66421 G421F 1.23 1.19 1.13 1.13 1.50 0.75 0.79 421 G421H 0.91 0.81 0.800.84 0.69 0.71 1.19 421 G421I 1.19 1.13 0.97 1.08 1.38 0.80 0.65 421G421L 0.80 0.77 0.91 0.95 1.24 0.74 0.97 421 G421N 1.28 1.30 1.23 1.341.49 0.82 0.75 421 G421P 1.20 1.22 1.22 1.27 1.41 0.83 0.74 421 G421Q1.31 1.27 1.27 1.29 1.30 1.15 0.75 421 G421R 1.17 1.04 1.05 1.09 1.080.85 1.00 421 G421S 1.11 1.02 1.05 1.04 1.05 0.80 0.97 421 G421T 1.040.91 0.95 0.98 1.05 0.86 1.05 421 G421W 0.84 0.85 0.86 0.94 0.94 0.740.96 421 G421Y 0.98 0.86 0.89 0.94 1.12 0.64 0.95 432 P432A 1.40 1.301.44 1.53 1.64 1.26 0.75 432 P432D 1.77 1.59 1.72 1.77 1.95 1.24 0.61432 P432E 1.39 1.29 1.40 1.41 1.33 1.19 0.77 432 P432H 1.14 1.07 0.831.01 1.35 0.97 0.80 432 P432K 1.21 0.96 1.05 1.08 1.22 1.02 0.91 432P432L 1.06 0.90 0.98 0.98 1.26 0.63 0.97 432 P432M 1.48 1.47 1.72 1.712.15 1.45 0.65 432 P432N 1.31 1.38 1.28 1.41 1.59 1.02 0.73 432 P432Q1.62 1.39 1.31 1.46 1.69 1.46 0.70 432 P432R 1.60 1.35 1.36 1.43 1.271.21 0.78 432 P432S 1.16 1.02 0.94 1.00 1.07 0.78 1.04 432 P432T 1.190.99 1.33 1.13 1.27 1.08 0.98 432 P432Y 1.14 0.98 0.82 0.94 1.21 0.690.90 437 W437C 0.83 0.77 1.09 1.15 0.89 0.84 1.01 437 W437D 0.97 0.851.12 1.15 0.98 0.97 1.08 437 W437E 0.99 1.00 0.79 0.87 0.95 0.76 0.59437 W437F 1.01 0.81 0.94 1.00 0.74 0.80 1.22 437 W437G 0.83 0.72 0.820.82 0.78 0.66 1.42 437 W437H 0.65 0.64 0.83 0.84 0.78 0.71 1.52 437W437L 0.64 0.60 0.73 0.75 0.59 0.68 1.55 437 W437M 1.03 0.86 1.01 1.060.83 0.63 1.11 437 W437N 1.01 0.94 1.02 1.06 0.87 1.07 1.04 437 W437Q1.05 0.90 1.08 1.11 0.90 0.77 1.12 437 W437R 0.91 0.83 1.07 1.02 0.830.53 1.19 437 W437S 0.96 0.75 0.99 0.96 0.86 0.90 1.24 437 W437T 0.780.71 0.92 0.89 0.77 0.71 1.32 437 W437V 0.75 0.73 0.90 0.87 0.81 0.871.36 437 W437Y 0.66 0.59 0.78 0.77 0.64 0.68 1.50 443 Q443A 1.24 1.011.35 1.32 1.08 1.08 0.83 443 Q443C 1.27 1.23 1.16 1.22 1.02 1.22 0.80443 Q443F 1.26 1.14 1.18 1.20 1.10 1.15 0.86 443 Q443G 1.12 0.94 1.111.02 1.01 1.00 1.08 443 Q443K 0.79 0.75 0.93 0.90 0.83 0.76 1.10 443Q443L 0.84 0.81 1.07 1.02 0.89 0.85 1.09 443 Q443N 1.22 1.18 1.41 1.531.21 1.23 0.77 443 Q443P 1.02 0.97 1.08 1.16 1.03 0.64 0.92 443 Q443R1.06 1.03 1.03 1.10 0.99 0.98 0.98 443 Q443S 0.89 0.82 0.95 0.94 0.840.87 1.20 443 Q443T 1.01 0.76 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.69 1.15 443 Q443V 1.020.90 1.09 1.10 1.23 1.03 0.95 443 Q443W 0.57 0.59 0.57 0.63 0.65 0.630.87 443 Q443Y 0.82 0.87 0.95 0.97 0.97 0.86 0.92 446 G446A 1.00 0.911.25 1.26 0.97 1.08 0.95 446 G446C 1.39 1.31 1.84 1.78 1.40 1.23 0.73446 G446D 1.12 0.99 1.15 1.25 1.15 0.97 0.93 446 G446F 1.34 1.37 1.001.15 1.03 1.22 0.75 446 G446H 0.93 0.80 0.65 0.70 0.84 0.83 1.32 446G446I 1.22 1.07 0.97 1.04 1.39 1.05 0.70 446 G446K 0.97 0.83 0.80 0.860.70 0.87 1.10 446 G446L 0.80 0.78 0.86 0.88 0.94 0.85 1.07 446 G446M1.21 1.05 0.85 0.99 1.06 1.16 0.87 446 G446N 1.17 1.08 1.05 1.21 1.071.07 0.88 446 G446P 1.21 1.09 1.07 1.16 1.09 0.95 0.74 446 G446Q 1.281.21 1.16 1.23 1.09 1.01 0.83 446 G446R 0.37 0.07 0.71 1.10 0.22 0.650.75 446 G446S 1.07 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.75 1.01 1.11 446 G446T 1.03 0.880.69 0.81 0.91 0.96 1.09 446 G446V 1.17 1.09 0.91 0.98 1.14 0.90 0.82446 G446W 0.85 0.72 0.83 0.89 0.92 0.80 1.05 446 G446Y 0.88 0.76 1.021.00 0.83 0.91 1.09 454 G454A 1.33 1.25 1.61 1.60 1.14 1.26 0.88 454G454C 1.33 1.18 1.15 1.20 1.14 1.37 0.78 454 G454D 1.40 1.30 1.27 1.361.18 1.09 0.76 454 G454E 1.36 1.21 1.08 1.19 0.99 0.91 0.83 454 G454H0.92 0.83 0.89 0.95 0.83 0.83 1.10 454 G454I 0.87 0.79 0.77 0.82 0.880.75 1.02 454 G454K 0.86 0.80 0.99 0.97 0.82 0.81 1.13 454 G454L 0.12−0.34 −0.62 −0.26 0.50 −0.62 0.11 454 G454M 1.39 1.26 1.14 1.42 1.261.30 0.68 454 G454N 1.20 1.09 1.07 1.20 1.11 1.10 0.91 454 G454P 1.411.34 1.14 1.29 1.16 0.96 0.77 454 G454R 1.25 1.09 0.99 1.12 1.07 1.010.92 454 G454S 0.83 0.80 0.83 0.90 0.89 0.79 1.17 454 G454T 1.04 0.930.90 0.98 0.99 0.94 1.02 454 G454V 1.20 1.07 1.05 1.10 1.18 0.89 0.93457 S457A 1.05 0.95 1.22 1.27 1.23 1.21 0.89 457 S457C 1.27 1.23 0.720.72 1.53 1.44 0.59 457 S457D 1.02 0.89 1.05 1.16 0.93 0.81 0.99 457S457E 1.10 0.95 0.97 1.06 0.97 0.79 0.95 457 S457G 0.82 0.71 0.82 0.870.80 0.88 1.21 457 S457H 0.83 0.72 0.81 0.90 0.89 1.12 1.17 457 S457K0.74 0.63 0.79 0.86 0.76 0.62 1.37 457 S457L 0.67 0.61 0.68 0.79 0.640.63 1.27 457 S457M 1.07 0.98 0.96 1.08 1.03 0.99 0.92 457 S457N 1.080.92 1.10 1.19 1.13 1.15 0.86 457 S457P 1.29 1.21 1.09 1.18 1.30 1.190.88 457 S457Q 1.10 1.01 1.06 1.13 1.14 0.96 0.91 457 S457R 1.58 1.310.89 1.10 1.59 1.89 0.42 457 S457T 0.88 0.70 0.94 0.94 0.85 1.01 1.18457 S457V 0.89 0.82 0.83 0.88 0.84 0.78 1.11 457 S457W 0.87 0.69 0.640.74 0.84 0.60 1.05 457 S457Y 0.81 0.70 0.70 0.80 0.80 0.79 1.15 459T459A 1.10 1.03 1.25 1.34 1.46 1.18 0.83 459 T459D 1.20 1.17 1.19 1.241.37 1.44 0.82 459 T459G 1.15 1.01 0.98 0.97 0.81 1.36 1.08 459 T459I1.05 0.95 0.95 1.01 1.04 1.04 1.02 459 T459K 1.04 0.91 0.86 0.90 0.800.72 1.08 459 T459L 0.93 0.83 1.19 1.10 0.91 0.81 1.04 459 T459Q 1.461.43 1.40 1.47 1.29 1.24 0.72 459 T459R 1.09 1.00 1.09 1.09 0.90 0.971.05 459 T459S 0.99 1.00 0.85 0.87 1.04 0.90 1.06 459 T459V 1.11 1.020.92 0.99 1.07 1.35 0.93 459 T459Y 1.10 1.02 0.97 1.06 1.14 0.74 0.92461 T461A 1.40 1.44 1.16 1.28 1.74 1.18 0.47 461 T461D 1.26 1.09 1.211.25 1.25 1.10 0.92 461 T461E 1.52 1.44 1.49 1.43 1.22 1.06 0.74 461T461F 1.29 1.22 1.31 1.25 1.14 1.12 0.79 461 T461G 1.09 1.03 1.08 1.041.16 1.14 0.98 461 T461I 1.11 1.00 0.99 1.05 1.03 1.33 0.93 461 T461K0.89 0.75 0.78 0.91 0.98 0.99 1.01 461 T461L 0.92 0.85 1.03 1.02 1.150.91 0.87 461 T461N 1.18 1.18 1.35 1.37 1.36 1.30 0.81 461 T461P 1.191.10 1.37 1.33 1.14 1.17 0.92 461 T461R 1.19 1.04 1.13 1.18 1.11 0.910.99 461 T461S 1.12 1.04 0.87 0.88 1.03 0.90 0.88 461 T461V 0.95 1.001.01 1.05 1.11 1.28 0.87 461 T461W 0.97 0.82 0.77 0.86 0.75 0.67 0.87461 T461Y 1.02 0.93 0.90 1.02 1.01 1.11 0.87 464 S464D 1.45 1.23 1.241.31 1.51 1.21 0.73 464 S464E 0.95 0.98 1.04 1.06 1.06 1.23 1.03 464S464G 0.94 0.86 0.92 1.00 0.98 0.97 1.04 464 S464H 0.88 0.84 0.82 0.870.99 1.04 1.10 464 S464I 0.94 0.80 0.78 0.83 0.96 1.15 1.00 464 S464K0.94 0.85 0.88 0.93 0.93 0.81 0.97 464 S464L 0.77 0.81 0.79 0.91 0.880.86 1.02 464 S464M 1.32 1.27 1.35 1.50 1.18 1.42 0.81 464 S464N 1.151.03 1.16 1.25 1.18 1.38 0.85 464 S464P 1.42 1.38 1.32 1.42 1.40 1.560.76 464 S464Q 1.33 1.30 1.12 1.29 1.28 1.21 0.80 464 S464V 0.94 0.960.94 1.02 1.12 1.33 0.89 464 S464W 1.06 0.95 0.94 1.08 0.98 0.84 1.01464 S464Y 0.81 0.71 1.01 1.02 0.75 0.84 1.33 474 G474A 1.03 1.20 1.251.35 1.12 1.27 0.81 474 G474C 1.05 1.30 1.18 1.31 1.55 1.04 0.66 474G474D 1.13 1.26 1.35 1.41 1.26 1.28 0.78 474 G474E 1.13 1.13 1.17 1.271.16 1.23 0.87 474 G474F 1.23 1.34 1.20 1.29 1.22 1.47 0.80 474 G474H0.86 0.95 0.94 1.02 1.06 1.11 1.07 474 G474I 0.79 0.99 0.91 0.97 0.950.81 0.99 474 G474K 0.81 0.82 0.92 0.97 1.06 0.97 1.07 474 G474L 0.700.75 0.81 0.87 0.88 0.91 1.12 474 G474M 1.18 1.26 1.24 1.40 1.20 1.050.74 474 G474N 1.14 1.02 1.09 1.16 1.29 1.29 0.89 474 G474P 1.53 1.451.25 1.38 1.39 0.36 0.72 474 G474Q 1.19 1.14 1.26 1.33 1.35 1.37 0.79474 G474R 1.15 1.17 1.16 1.29 1.31 1.41 0.82 474 G474S 0.87 0.89 0.970.99 1.00 0.93 1.09 474 G474T 0.97 1.01 1.13 1.06 1.03 1.00 1.01 474G474V 0.88 0.91 1.03 1.02 1.03 0.94 1.01 483 R483A 1.25 1.23 1.35 1.431.43 1.34 0.74 483 R483C 1.19 1.17 1.73 1.51 1.19 1.59 0.70 483 R483F1.08 1.49 1.36 1.23 1.51 1.18 0.57 483 R483G 1.07 1.13 1.07 1.12 1.141.08 0.86 483 R483K 0.82 0.73 0.86 0.90 0.91 0.69 1.12 483 R483L 1.101.03 1.29 1.20 1.06 0.93 0.94 483 R483M 1.31 1.50 1.42 1.56 1.51 1.260.66 483 R483N 1.17 1.32 1.46 1.39 1.34 1.09 0.75 483 R483P 1.19 1.171.37 1.35 1.17 1.05 0.83 483 R483Q 1.38 1.48 1.84 1.67 1.72 1.51 0.65483 R483S 0.99 1.05 0.92 0.96 1.04 0.94 1.02 483 R483T 1.10 1.03 1.040.98 0.98 0.93 0.93 483 R483V 1.11 1.18 1.25 1.26 1.25 1.20 0.80 483R483Y 0.81 0.86 1.07 1.06 1.04 0.81 0.96

It will be apparent that a large number of substitutions producedvariant α-amylases having one or more improved properties compared tothe wild-type α-amylase. These substitutions are included in the presentcompositions and methods.

Example 24 Altered Property of AmyS Variants

This example shows that some G. stearothermophilus α-amylase (AmyS)variants (described in Example 22) have an altered property relative tothe parent α-amylase. A high throughput thermal stability screen of AmySvariants was carried out as described in Example 3. Performance indicesfor activity (measured as BODIPY assay) and residual activity (afterthermal stress) are shown in Tables 24-1, 24-2, 24-3.

TABLE 24-1 Positions in AmyS protein with mutations (shown in columnlabeled variant) that have performance indices for both activity andresidual activity after heat stress better than wildtype AmyS. ResidualVariant Activity Activity  72D 1.0300361 1.0701945  74A 1.08219661.2443197  74E 1.0425346 1.0348158  74G 1.1272413 1.0873821  74H1.0489031 1.0047597  74I 1.0441329 1.0204416  74Y 1.0962024 1.0243028 86E 1.0744425 1.0082956  86K 1.0320588 1.0003874 115E 1.03719291.0263233 115K 1.0983963 1.1179136 115L 1.0304852 1.2220073 115N1.0617811 1.0373701 115Q 1.0585819 1.0086197 115R 1.0362569 1.0196812115Y 1.0818022 1.0155115 124A 1.0066154 1.0764058 124K 1.08750131.3977188 124N 1.2073767 1.1957849 124Q 1.0581528 1.1748222 124R1.0401245 1.2046408 125N 1.2111343 1.111989 132A 1.0229275 1.3339209135F 1.0125922 1.1400675 145A 1.0535347 1.269397 146A 1.01592961.2695343 146D 1.0111003 1.0989512 146E 1.0209598 1.076157 146T1.0557131 1.0905141 146W 1.0503671 1.0446909 148A 1.1550962 1.3714229148E 1.0257123 1.1367377 148F 1.0047267 1.0833811 148R 1.14390661.0724962 153A 1.0933406 1.1903028 153D 1.047218 1.0763254 153G1.0314126 1.0393344 153H 1.0243746 1.0325474 153N 1.0749307 1.1537286153P 1.1090313 1.1653113 153R 1.0695773 1.050884 159A 1.25144241.8489959 159C 1.1389324 1.4229765 159D 1.3042895 1.616517 159E1.3048703 1.6426287 159F 1.0692526 1.2740874 159G 1.309088 1.4806394159H 1.2239861 1.4766606 159K 1.3024788 1.6188749 159L 1.24384671.7685564 159N 1.4021695 1.747298 159R 1.3445318 1.6062932 159S1.3352659 1.5322275 159T 1.2115923 1.5982316 159V 1.1075763 1.5364844169L 1.2709 1.221157 169M 1.0720854 1.2525822 169Y 1.1519097 1.3009779179A 1.2856782 1.4150905 179Q 1.0837406 1.0777175 180A 1.2236741.1463487 181A 1.5853606 2.5498838 181C 1.0805237 1.2359592 181D1.2451756 1.4958763 181E 1.2126846 1.3673333 181F 1.1174172 1.0714025181L 1.0562715 1.2603028 181M 1.0553459 1.1115696 181N 1.06570871.058626 181P 1.3407541 1.8191875 181Q 1.1827757 1.3094913 181R2.1023852 1.000651 181V 1.2072805 1.2882775 181Y 1.1468422 1.2888335187L 1.0631177 1.1713174 242D 1.053295 1.2659451 242E 1.19046361.4089496 242G 1.0897161 1.0670134 259M 1.054788 1.1174398 261L1.1311136 1.2682418 271K 1.0660617 1.1281026 271V 1.0912656 1.3024768278A 1.1681249 1.3749858 278H 1.2287582 1.3214257 278K 1.29086681.3351968 278N 1.2587781 1.4816971 278R 1.2602246 1.3802029 278S1.0407916 1.051006 281A 1.0778757 1.302493 281I 1.0773434 1.0691046 281L1.0664433 1.5428781 281M 1.2357293 1.317267 281P 1.1452343 1.1634661281R 1.1498741 1.1898966 281Y 1.0366211 1.0814182 302C 1.06279261.0743991 302D 1.3067743 1.3085968 302E 1.0492343 1.1151221 302M1.0807557 1.2463993 304D 1.1358974 1.304862 304E 1.1872403 1.2138013304F 1.1250781 1.0476505 304M 1.2316987 1.2224245 304N 1.02707111.0584592 304P 1.0166456 1.0403283 304R 1.0960387 1.0336549 304V1.0716606 1.0416779 304W 1.1600113 1.0109269 304Y 1.3289811 1.1964204308A 1.0074309 1.189004 321A 1.0826055 1.2311805 321H 1.384587 1.4691649321Q 1.3306703 1.3485614 321R 1.2446359 1.3138378 321S 1.14837051.1251132 321Y 1.0396471 1.1263643 333Q 1.425789 1.6656427 378D1.0880667 1.2202146 378N 1.0064817 1.2616767 378R 1.0264777 1.2826859378T 1.042994 1.0795534 382D 1.1628676 1.2206133 382G 1.0050534 1.009576382K 1.1896345 1.178075 382N 1.0241429 1.1576205 382P 1.001145 1.0672392398A 1.0127464 1.2067063 418A 1.070915 1.3701437 418M 1.101424 1.3091549418N 1.1440828 1.4650527 420A 1.1288416 1.2216203 420D 1.03683871.065286 420M 1.011372 1.1274183 420N 1.0213745 1.1440374 421E 1.0105361.0961403 421H 1.0434891 1.0576175 421L 1.0197128 1.0679988 421N1.092512 1.1299631 421Q 1.0784982 1.1126707 421R 1.142674 1.2396538 421T1.0098565 1.023113 432A 1.1828859 1.4534375 432D 1.1261465 1.2701694432E 1.0932052 1.1438228 432K 1.0432215 1.1145887 432L 1.10405711.2896033 432M 1.1530369 1.3947422 432N 1.1373288 1.2843802 432Q1.2305257 1.3438957 432R 1.1226193 1.2108348 432S 1.1383528 1.1690319432T 1.0946975 1.1651163 432Y 1.0242088 1.2209025 437C 1.03892231.0550093 437D 1.0648095 1.2263069 437F 1.0884138 1.0761389 437G1.1270339 1.2057266 437H 1.0624587 1.2128077 437L 1.0706178 1.2702869437M 1.1727007 1.3357945 437N 1.0678835 1.1245993 437Q 1.05330351.1845926 437R 1.0211609 1.01587 437S 1.0996009 1.0837657 437V 1.00359491.1373234 437Y 1.2190374 1.428939 443G 1.039287 1.0340347 443L 1.02292341.0966951 443P 1.0219417 1.0948128 446A 1.2002798 1.498028 446D1.0773299 1.1176728 446H 1.0897531 1.071114 446K 1.039616 1.0263734 446N1.1867752 1.1501356 446R 1.0179243 1.035122 446S 1.00426 1.0219768 446Y1.1205486 1.2525673 459I 1.0404304 1.0379194 459M 1.0320006 1.1066777459Y 1.0131462 1.0198803 461P 1.084833 1.1869717 464D 1.01644531.0297077 464H 1.0355113 1.0962268 464L 1.0084324 1.0510274 464M1.0026999 1.1589373 464N 1.0727228 1.1205096 464Q 1.0719588 1.2199585464Y 1.1888873 1.3747167 474A 1.1556971 1.3935021 474D 1.06929431.1879003 474E 1.1729152 1.3481142 474F 1.0633952 1.1462803 474H1.0620029 1.1722857 474I 1.0766474 1.1352128 474K 1.1240341 1.2036886474L 1.110407 1.267509 474M 1.1869843 1.3422689 474N 1.1135684 1.2124349474P 1.0761861 1.2293237 474Q 1.2580448 1.3477339 474R 1.19942381.3506214 474S 1.2348915 1.2615358 474T 1.1757697 1.1841873 474V1.0823992 1.2078523

TABLE 24-2 Positions in AmyS protein with mutations (shown in columnlabeled variant) that have performance indices for residual activityafter heat stress at least 20% better than wildtype AmyS and performanceindices for starting activity or expression at least half of wildtypeAmyS. Residual Variant Activity Activity  74A 1.0821966 1.2443197 115L1.0304852 1.2220073 124K 1.0875013 1.3977188 124R 1.0401245 1.2046408132A 1.0229275 1.3339209 132C 0.9072598 1.2271522 135A 0.90145831.2604591 145A 1.0535347 1.269397 146A 1.0159296 1.2695343 148A1.1550962 1.3714229 148N 0.8803735 1.202166 159A 1.2514424 1.8489959159C 1.1389324 1.4229765 159D 1.3042895 1.616517 159E 1.30487031.6426287 159F 1.0692526 1.2740874 159G 1.309088 1.4806394 159H1.2239861 1.4766606 159K 1.3024788 1.6188749 159L 1.2438467 1.7685564159N 1.4021695 1.747298 159R 1.3445318 1.6062932 159S 1.33526591.5322275 159T 1.2115923 1.5982316 159V 1.1075763 1.5364844 169A0.9976004 1.3149706 169L 1.2709 1.221157 169M 1.0720854 1.2525822 169Y1.1519097 1.3009779 179A 1.2856782 1.4150905 181A 1.5853606 2.5498838181C 1.0805237 1.2359592 181D 1.2451756 1.4958763 181E 1.21268461.3673333 181L 1.0562715 1.2603028 181P 1.3407541 1.8191875 181Q1.1827757 1.3094913 181V 1.2072805 1.2882775 181Y 1.1468422 1.2888335242A 0.8658592 1.3402797 242D 1.053295 1.2659451 242E 1.19046361.4089496 242Q 0.9905304 1.8848517 261L 1.1311136 1.2682418 271A0.9883235 1.3367718 271V 1.0912656 1.3024768 278A 1.1681249 1.3749858278H 1.2287582 1.3214257 278K 1.2908668 1.3351968 278N 1.25877811.4816971 278R 1.2602246 1.3802029 281A 1.0778757 1.302493 281L1.0664433 1.5428781 281M 1.2357293 1.317267 302D 1.3067743 1.3085968302M 1.0807557 1.2463993 304D 1.1358974 1.304862 304E 1.18724031.2138013 304M 1.2316987 1.2224245 321A 1.0826055 1.2311805 321H1.384587 1.4691649 321Q 1.3306703 1.3485614 321R 1.2446359 1.3138378333Q 1.425789 1.6656427 378D 1.0880667 1.2202146 378N 1.00648171.2616767 378R 1.0264777 1.2826859 382D 1.1628676 1.2206133 398A1.0127464 1.2067063 418A 1.070915 1.3701437 418M 1.101424 1.3091549 418N1.1440828 1.4650527 420A 1.1288416 1.2216203 421R 1.142674 1.2396538432A 1.1828859 1.4534375 432D 1.1261465 1.2701694 432L 1.10405711.2896033 432M 1.1530369 1.3947422 432N 1.1373288 1.2843802 432Q1.2305257 1.3438957 432R 1.1226193 1.2108348 432Y 1.0242088 1.2209025437D 1.0648095 1.2263069 437G 1.1270339 1.2057266 437H 1.06245871.2128077 437L 1.0706178 1.2702869 437M 1.1727007 1.3357945 437Y1.2190374 1.428939 446A 1.2002798 1.498028 446Y 1.1205486 1.2525673 454A0.9816646 1.2570919 464Q 1.0719588 1.2199585 464Y 1.1888873 1.3747167474A 1.1556971 1.3935021 474E 1.1729152 1.3481142 474K 1.12403411.2036886 474L 1.110407 1.267509 474M 1.1869843 1.3422689 474N 1.11356841.2124349 474P 1.0761861 1.2293237 474Q 1.2580448 1.3477339 474R1.1994238 1.3506214 474S 1.2348915 1.2615358 474V 1.0823992 1.2078523

TABLE 24-3 Positions in AmyS protein with mutations (shown in columnlabeled variant) that have performance indices for activity orexpression at least 20% greater than wildtype AmyS Residual VariantActivity Activity 124N 1.2073767 1.1957849 125A 1.372718 −0.3461869 125K1.2754087 −0.3195654 125N 1.2111343 1.111989 130A 1.2829276 −0.1606582130S 1.2547959 −0.2396474 159A 1.2514424 1.8489959 159D 1.30428951.616517 159E 1.3048703 1.6426287 159G 1.309088 1.4806394 159H 1.22398611.4766606 159K 1.3024788 1.6188749 159L 1.2438467 1.7685564 159N1.4021695 1.747298 159R 1.3445318 1.6062932 159S 1.3352659 1.5322275159T 1.2115923 1.5982316 166F 1.3226117 0.9751853 166G 1.3251188−0.8989095 166H 1.5608888 0.889625 166S 1.5553953 −0.4698927 166Y1.3161377 0.9404254 169L 1.2709 1.221157 179A 1.2856782 1.4150905 179P1.2367832 −0.2832651 180A 1.223674 1.1463487 180D 1.3732003 0.5446904180H 1.3854073 −0.9190277 180K 1.4038831 −1.1078033 180L 1.6414819−0.6936105 180N 1.2646998 −1.0108408 180T 1.4553893 −0.8759486 180V1.2190216 −1.0611484 180Y 1.3113267 0.6162484 181A 1.5853606 2.5498838181D 1.2451756 1.4958763 181E 1.2126846 1.3673333 181G 1.28930580.9117403 181P 1.3407541 1.8191875 181R 2.1023852 1.000651 181S1.2285225 0.9373869 181V 1.2072805 1.2882775 187A 1.3658382 −0.221251187C 1.3181513 −0.2335241 187K 1.2523832 −0.2685104 187N 1.26325580.127576 187P 1.4102122 −0.2495879 187Q 1.2477941 −0.2008265 187R1.3445711 −0.2482154 187S 1.2513011 −0.2208563 242H 1.280464 0.7629545242N 1.29758 0.8729278 278H 1.2287582 1.3214257 278K 1.2908668 1.3351968278N 1.2587781 1.4816971 278R 1.2602246 1.3802029 281M 1.23572931.317267 302D 1.3067743 1.3085968 304M 1.2316987 1.2224245 304Y1.3289811 1.1964204 321H 1.384587 1.4691649 321Q 1.3306703 1.3485614321R 1.2446359 1.3138378 333Q 1.425789 1.6656427 432Q 1.23052571.3438957 437Y 1.2190374 1.428939 446A 1.2002798 1.498028 474Q 1.25804481.3477339 474S 1.2348915 1.2615358

Based on the relative performance data and stability data for the AmySpositions described in Table 23-1, 24-1, 24-2, and Table 24-3, AmySpositions were classified as restrictive versus non-restrictive asfollows: Non-restrictive positions have ≧20% neutral mutations for atleast one property. These positions are good candidates for mutationwhen making engineered α-amylases because mutations at these positionhave a high probability of improving performance. Restrictive positionshave <20% neutral mutations for activity and stability. These positionedare generally left alone (i.e., not mutated) when engineering α-amylasevariants, as mutation at these positions tend to reduce, rather thanincrease performance. All the positions/sites described in Table 23-1are non-restrictive.

Example 25 Additional Positional Libraries in AmyS Protein

In addition to the AmyS variants described in Example 22, positionallibraries at additional sites were generated in G. stearothermophilusα-amylase with a truncation (SEQ ID NO: 2). The libraries were producedby Geneart (Geneart GmbH, Josef-Engert-strasse 11, D-93053 Regensburg,Del.). Table 25-1 shows the site variants that were generated:

TABLE 25-1 Site variants generated in AmyS N5: A, C, E, F, G, H, I, K,L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y G6: A, D, E, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S,T, V, W, Y E13: A, C, D, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, YW14: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, Y Y15: A, C,D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, W L16: A, D, E, F, G, H, I, K,M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y D18: A, F, G, H, I, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S, T,V, W, Y G20: A, C, D, E, F, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, YK25: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, Y A27: C, D, E, F, G,H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y E29: A, D, G, H, K, L, M, N, P,Q, R, S, T, W, Y L36: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V,W, Y T39: C, D, E, F, G, H, K, M, N, P, Q, R, S, V, W T50: A, C, D, E,F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, V, W, Y R52: A, C, D, E, G, H, K, L,M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W, Y S53: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, P, Q, R,T, V, W, Y D54: A, C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, YE67: A, C, D, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, W, Y K71: A, C, D, E, F,G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y T73: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K,L, M, N, P, R, S, V, W, Y R75: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, P, Q, S, T,V, W, Y K77: A, C, D, E, F, G, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W T80: A,C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, V, W, Y K81: A, C, D, E, G,H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y Q83: A, C, D, E, G, G, H, I, L, M,P, R, S, T, V, W, Y L85: A, C, D, E, G, H, I, K, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, W,Y A90: C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y H92: C,D, E, F, G, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y H106: A, C, D, E, G, I, K,L, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y K107: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, P,Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y D111: A, C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S,T, V, W, Y T113: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, P, Q, R, V, W E114: A,C, D, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, R, T, V, W, Y E120: A, C, D, F, G, H, I,L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y V121: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, P,Q, R, S, T, W, Y R126: A, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, T, V, W, YQ128: A, C, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y S131: A, C, D,E, F, G, H, I, K, M, N, P, R, T, W, Y T133: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K,L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, V, W, Y Q137: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, P, R,S, T, V, W, Y A138: C, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, YW139: A, C, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, T, V, Y K141: A, C, D,E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y D143: A, C, E, G, H, I,K, L, M, N, P, T, V, W, Y R147: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P,Q, S, T, V, W, Y N149: A, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, Q, R, S, V, W T150:A, C, D, E, F, G, I, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, V, Y Y151: A, C, D, E, F, G,H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W S152: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, M,N, Q, R, T, V, W, Y K155: A, C, D, E, G, H, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V,W, Y H160: A, C, D, E, F, G, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y D165: A,C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y E168: A, C, D, F,G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y L172: A, C, D, E, G, H, I,K, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y S173: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M,N, Q, R, T, V, W, Y K177: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S,T, W, Y E188: A, C, D, F, G, H, I, K, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W, Y T191: A,C, D, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, V, W E192: A, C, D, G, H, I,K, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y N193: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M,P, R, S, T, W, Y Y196: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, V, WL199: A, E, G, H, I, K, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y M200: A, C, D, E,F, G, H, I, K, L, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W Y201: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K,L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W A202: C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P,Q, R, S, T, V, Y T213: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S,V, W K216: A, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y N217: A, C,E, F, G, H, I, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y K220: A, C, D, E, F, G, H,I, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y W221: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M,N, P, R, S, V, Y N227: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T,V, W, Y R232: A, C, D, E, G, H, K, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W, Y A235: C, D,E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y K237: A, C, D, E, F,G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, V, W, Y H238: A, C, D, F, G, I, K, L, M,N, P, Q, R, T, V, Y K240: A, D, E, F, G, H, I, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V,W, Y D246: A, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, Y S249: A, C, D,E, F, G, H, K, L, M, P, Q, R, T, V, W, Y Y250: A, C, D, E, F, G, I, K,L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W R252: A, C, D, E, F, G, I, K, L, M, N, P,Q, S, T, V, Y S253: A, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, T, V, W, YQ254: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, R, S, T, V, W, Y T255: A, C,D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, V, W, Y K257: A, C, D, E, F, G,H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W P258: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L,M, N, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y Y268: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P,Q, R, S, T, V, W K272: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W, YN275: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y K279: C,E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W, Y T283: A, C, D, E, G, H, I,K, L, M, N, P, R, S, V, W, Y S285: A, C, D, E, F, H, I, K, L, M, Q, R,T, V, W, Y N293: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, YK294: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y T297: C,D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, V, W, Y K300: A, C, D, E, F,G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W S301: A, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M,N, P, Q, R, T, V, W, Y D306: A, C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S,T, V, W, Y T309: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, v, W, YT312: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, V, W, Y N313: A, C,D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, P, Q, R, S, V, W K317: A, C, D, E, F, G, L,M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y D318: A, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q,R, S, T, V, W, Y Q319: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T,V, W, Y P320: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y L338:A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y Q339: A, C, D, E,F, G, H, K, L, M, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y S340: A, C, D, E, F, H, I, K, L,M, N, P, Q, T, V, Y D343: A, C, E, F, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, W, YW345: A, C, D, E, F, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V C363: A, D, E, F,G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y Y366: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I,K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W Y369: A, C, E, F, G, H, I, K, M, P, Q,R, S, T, V, W Y370: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, WY375: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, W S379: A, C,D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, V, W, Y K381: A, C, D, E, F,G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y D385: A, C, E, F, G, H, I, K,L, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W P386: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Q,S, T, V, W, Y R391: A, C, E, G, H, K, L, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W, Y R392: A,C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W, Y D393: A, C, E, F, G,H, I, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y Y394: A, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L,M, N, P, Q, S, V, W H400: A, C, D, E, F, G, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S,T, V, W, Y Y402: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, V, WL403: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y D404: A, C, E,G, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, V, W, Y S406: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K,L, M, N, P, Q, T, V, Y D407: C, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S,T, V, W, Y G410: A, C, D, E, F, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, V, W, Y R413:A, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, W, Y E414: A, C, D, F, G,H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, W, Y V416: A, C, D, F, H, I, K, L, M,N, P, Q, R, S, T, W, Y K419: A, C, D, E, F, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S,T, V, W, Y S422: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, V, W, YL427: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y G433: A,C, D, E, F, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, W, R, S, T, V, Y K436: A, C, D, E, F,G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y Y439: A, D, E, F, G, H, I, K,L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W K442: A, C, F, G, H, I, N, P, Q, R, S, T,V, W, Y A445: C, D, G, H, I, K, L, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W K447: A, C, D,F, G, H, I, L, M, N, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y V448: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I,K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, W, Y Y450: A, C, D, E, G, H, K, L, M, N, P,Q, R, S, T, V, W L452: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, YN455: A, C, D, E, G, H, I, K, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y N463: A, D,F, G, H, I, K, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y D465: A, C, E, F, G, H, I,K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y E469: A, C, D, F, G, H, K, L, M, N,P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, Y K471: A, C, D, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S,T, V, Y N473: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, YS476: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, V, W, Y

Example 26 Altered Properties of Variants Described in Example 25

This example shows that G. stearothermophilus alpha-amylase (AmyS)variants (described in Example 25) may have an altered property relativeto the parent α-amylase. A high throughput thermal stability screen ofAmyS variants was carried out as described in Example 3. Performanceindices for activity (measured as BODIPY assay) and residual activity(after thermal stress) are shown in Tables 26-1, 26-2, 26-3.

TABLE 26-1 Positions in AmyS protein with mutations (shown in columnlabeled variant) that have performance indices for both activity andresidual activity after heat stress better than wildtype AmyS. ResidualVariant Activity Activity 006A 1.59 1.10 006D 1.64 1.14 006E 1.93 1.08006I 1.47 1.23 006L 1.61 1.15 006M 1.60 1.11 006N 1.61 1.21 006P 2.471.10 006Q 1.34 1.26 006S 1.86 1.12 006T 2.01 1.21 006V 1.54 1.29 006W1.32 1.13 006Y 1.88 1.07 014F 1.25 1.06 014T 1.22 1.22 014Y 1.71 1.08015A 1.48 1.05 015H 1.85 1.01 016E 1.21 1.09 025C 1.46 1.33 025D 1.031.06 025H 1.06 1.03 025Q 1.07 1.24 027N 1.00 1.06 036K 1.05 1.01 036M1.05 1.05 039C 1.05 1.09 039D 1.47 1.15 039E 1.32 1.15 039G 1.05 1.23039H 1.10 1.16 039K 1.10 1.12 039N 1.64 1.14 039Q 1.43 1.20 039R 1.101.01 039S 1.02 1.15 050G 1.18 1.00 050N 1.12 1.20 050Q 1.08 1.31 050S1.09 1.07 052M 1.00 1.01 052T 1.00 1.11 053A 1.00 1.03 053H 1.00 1.12053K 1.10 1.03 053T 1.02 1.25 067G 1.13 1.01 067H 1.03 1.04 071R 1.101.10 075A 1.14 1.05 075M 1.04 1.04 085E 1.02 1.09 085M 1.04 1.01 085S1.04 1.02 090H 1.03 1.05 090M 1.02 1.02 113L 1.08 1.08 133P 1.08 1.41138P 1.15 1.07 138S 1.02 1.12 138T 1.05 1.16 139Y 1.63 1.14 141M 1.011.23 141N 1.02 1.11 143G 1.09 1.13 143V 1.01 1.00 150M 1.00 1.05 160N1.02 1.11 165N 1.10 1.16 172A 1.06 1.14 172R 1.06 1.16 173K 1.03 1.17188P 1.16 1.40 193K 1.17 1.28 193Y 1.10 1.89 201H 1.44 1.06 201M 1.211.16 213Q 1.02 1.12 213R 1.05 1.05 213S 1.08 1.10 216E 1.30 1.03 216Q1.34 1.04 221F 1.28 1.07 221I 1.23 1.33 221M 1.35 1.16 221N 1.57 1.11221S 1.40 1.34 221V 1.31 1.13 221Y 1.36 1.14 227A 1.02 1.01 227D 1.061.01 227E 1.06 1.03 227G 1.09 1.05 227K 1.13 1.00 235R 1.14 1.03 246E1.03 1.18 249K 1.02 1.15 249R 1.03 1.07 250C 1.12 1.03 250E 1.33 1.13250F 1.28 1.29 250G 1.33 1.09 250I 1.27 1.35 250K 1.48 1.07 250L 1.321.02 250M 1.39 1.35 250N 1.40 1.05 250Q 1.54 1.01 250S 1.41 1.02 252A1.08 1.12 252E 1.12 1.09 252K 1.21 1.19 252Q 1.04 1.16 252S 1.01 1.04253D 1.04 1.07 253K 1.01 1.10 253N 1.03 1.06 258D 1.10 1.33 258G 1.021.30 258H 1.13 1.38 258K 1.11 1.29 258N 1.01 1.07 258Q 1.13 1.31 258R1.13 1.02 258S 1.08 1.12 258T 1.10 1.27 258Y 1.08 1.16 268F 1.07 1.28268G 1.21 1.03 268S 1.22 1.06 274Y 1.07 1.05 283K 1.01 1.14 283S 1.061.02 283Y 1.04 1.01 285F 1.02 1.18 285Q 1.22 1.38 285W 1.08 1.13 293H1.05 1.12 293K 1.41 1.42 293Q 1.06 1.14 293T 1.12 1.10 297R 1.14 1.03301G 1.05 1.02 301K 1.05 1.08 309K 1.08 1.18 309R 1.08 1.12 312A 1.001.01 312G 1.07 1.18 313R 1.13 1.19 313S 1.05 1.25 318H 1.10 1.12 318S1.37 1.11 318T 1.32 1.40 318Y 1.33 1.10 319A 1.13 1.02 319G 1.03 1.14319K 1.52 1.10 319R 1.44 1.18 319V 1.08 1.07 319W 1.08 1.05 319Y 1.411.04 320S 1.03 1.16 320T 1.28 1.11 320Y 1.03 1.05 338A 1.29 1.36 338G1.34 1.38 338I 1.32 1.12 338M 1.27 1.20 338P 1.23 1.11 338S 1.51 1.13338T 1.05 1.42 338V 1.55 1.14 339A 1.13 1.08 339G 1.21 1.17 339H 1.041.03 339K 1.13 1.26 339P 1.24 1.02 339S 1.02 1.02 339T 1.01 1.35 340A1.43 1.23 340H 1.45 1.12 340I 1.07 1.07 340M 1.20 1.24 340N 1.75 1.10340Q 1.76 1.21 340T 1.14 1.21 343E 1.07 1.00 343P 1.03 1.30 343Q 1.011.14 343R 1.03 1.25 345D 1.15 1.10 345E 1.24 1.06 345H 1.10 1.15 345M1.01 1.02 345N 1.10 1.07 345Q 1.10 1.26 345S 1.12 1.01 345T 1.15 1.15345V 1.02 1.16 366H 1.12 1.07 366Q 1.49 1.03 366S 1.02 1.07 369M 1.021.06 370A 1.21 1.03 370G 1.18 1.21 370N 1.41 1.04 370S 1.50 1.06 370T1.10 1.07 370V 1.13 1.05 375A 1.39 1.03 375L 1.07 1.03 375T 1.04 1.25379A 1.02 1.01 385Q 1.01 1.02 392K 1.09 1.10 394K 1.07 1.09 394L 1.111.22 394Q 1.13 1.09 394S 1.15 1.11 394W 1.16 1.11 402T 1.02 1.32 403R1.01 1.36 403V 1.00 1.34 413A 1.06 1.02 419A 1.29 1.36 419I 1.32 1.12419M 1.27 1.20 419P 1.23 1.11 419S 1.51 1.13 419T 1.05 1.42 419V 1.551.14 422N 1.03 1.12 433A 1.08 1.27 433K 1.05 1.27 433M 1.01 1.23 433Y1.01 1.26 442G 1.02 1.23 442H 1.04 1.07 442N 1.03 1.39 442P 1.03 1.11442Q 1.05 1.11 442R 1.01 1.33 442S 1.07 1.24 442T 1.06 1.34 442Y 1.081.24 445G 1.01 1.21 447A 1.06 1.09 447L 1.01 1.06 448D 1.02 1.15 448F1.01 1.48 448G 1.05 1.26 448H 1.03 1.37 448K 1.07 1.20 448L 1.08 1.04448Q 1.16 1.18 448S 1.10 1.20 448Y 1.27 1.33 450R 1.02 1.22 450S 1.011.22 452A 1.06 1.08 452G 1.00 1.07 452K 1.08 1.11 452M 1.09 1.13 452N1.28 1.06 452T 1.18 1.02 452V 1.14 1.14 452Y 1.07 1.17 455A 1.04 1.07455G 1.00 1.23 455H 1.01 1.05 455K 1.08 1.10 455R 1.02 1.13 463A 1.061.25 463G 1.00 1.04 463L 1.01 1.16 463M 1.08 1.24 469A 1.01 1.16 469D1.02 1.22 469F 1.00 1.11 469Q 1.04 1.03 469T 1.06 1.15 469V 1.08 1.15469Y 1.09 1.35 471A 1.09 1.09 471D 1.06 1.01 471F 1.05 1.10 471G 1.121.13 471I 1.02 1.22 471N 1.12 1.04 471T 1.09 1.11 471V 1.11 1.28 471Y1.36 1.15 473K 1.02 1.02 473M 1.00 1.11 473R 1.05 1.08 473T 1.04 1.04476A 1.02 1.51 476M 1.08 1.58 476Q 1.03 1.13 476R 1.08 1.01 476T 1.011.78

TABLE 26-2 Positions in AmyS protein with mutations (shown in columnlabeled variant) that have performance indices for residual activityafter heat stress at least 20% better than wildtype AmyS and performanceindices for starting activity or expression at least half of wildtypeAmyS. Residual Variant Activity Activity 006I 1.47 1.23 006N 1.61 1.21006Q 1.34 1.26 006T 2.01 1.21 006V 1.54 1.29 014T 1.22 1.22 016F 0.982.17 025A 0.82 1.22 025C 1.46 1.33 025G 0.97 1.27 025Q 1.07 1.24 027M0.88 1.21 036Q 0.78 1.40 036S 0.69 1.25 039G 1.05 1.23 039V 0.82 1.30050I 0.61 1.24 050L 0.67 1.22 050M 0.62 1.32 050N 1.12 1.20 050Q 1.081.31 052S 0.92 1.21 053T 1.02 1.25 067N 0.95 1.32 067S 1.00 1.23 080D0.86 1.22 080I 0.82 1.29 090E 0.92 1.20 133P 1.08 1.41 133V 0.92 1.25137M 0.83 1.30 137S 0.98 1.45 141E 0.92 3.48 141I 0.87 1.40 141L 0.851.22 141M 1.01 1.23 141Q 0.97 1.28 141R 0.99 1.23 141S 0.98 1.21 141V1.00 1.21 150E 0.87 4.54 151I 0.78 1.22 152G 0.91 1.25 155S 0.85 1.22155Y 0.80 1.21 168W 0.66 1.23 173T 0.86 1.33 188P 1.16 1.40 193F 0.981.71 193K 1.17 1.28 193L 0.78 1.22 193Y 1.10 1.89 213L 0.75 1.26 213M0.78 1.26 213V 0.76 1.35 217Q 0.74 1.31 220P 0.89 1.33 220Q 0.87 1.21220R 0.83 1.26 220S 0.81 1.30 220V 0.82 1.21 221I 1.23 1.33 221S 1.401.34 249E 0.92 1.27 250F 1.28 1.29 250I 1.27 1.35 250M 1.39 1.35 252L0.96 1.32 253Y 0.94 1.34 254E 0.89 1.29 254F 0.74 1.23 254T 0.65 1.21254V 0.92 1.31 255F 0.68 1.30 255K 0.83 1.27 255W 0.74 1.27 257L 0.741.26 257M 0.79 1.29 257S 0.71 1.29 257V 0.78 1.31 258D 1.10 1.33 258G1.02 1.30 258H 1.13 1.38 258K 1.11 1.29 258Q 1.13 1.31 258T 1.10 1.27258V 0.80 1.29 268F 1.07 1.28 274W 0.79 1.26 283M 0.93 1.26 283N 0.961.29 283V 0.81 1.23 285E 0.89 1.33 285Q 1.22 1.38 293G 0.92 1.31 293K1.41 1.42 294W 0.66 1.23 301F 0.68 1.44 301I 0.74 1.28 301P 0.61 1.21301R 0.89 1.35 301T 0.85 1.23 301W 0.75 1.27 309D 0.89 1.27 309V 0.951.38 312H 0.99 1.30 312S 0.99 1.29 312V 0.87 1.40 312Y 0.92 1.31 313G0.96 1.25 313H 0.94 1.25 313I 0.55 1.44 313L 0.85 1.21 313S 1.05 1.25313V 0.74 1.28 318T 1.32 1.40 338A 1.29 1.36 338C 0.67 1.24 338G 1.341.38 338M 1.27 1.20 338T 1.05 1.42 339K 1.13 1.26 339T 1.01 1.35 339V0.76 1.23 340A 1.43 1.23 340M 1.20 1.24 340Q 1.76 1.21 340T 1.14 1.21343C 0.74 1.32 343I 0.88 1.27 343P 1.03 1.30 343R 1.03 1.25 343Y 0.821.29 345I 0.90 1.28 345Q 1.10 1.26 369I 0.91 1.33 369T 0.68 1.28 370G1.18 1.21 375T 1.04 1.25 385T 0.92 1.22 386K 0.87 1.22 394L 1.11 1.22394V 0.75 3.00 400A 0.89 1.24 400N 0.92 1.26 400V 0.91 1.28 402H 0.911.21 402I 0.75 1.36 402T 1.02 1.32 402V 0.95 1.40 402W 0.89 1.24 403A0.89 1.20 403E 0.93 1.26 403G 0.96 1.22 403Q 0.98 1.24 403R 1.01 1.36403T 0.99 1.53 403V 1.00 1.34 404C 0.61 1.28 404E 0.78 1.38 404G 0.771.25 404I 0.84 1.20 404V 0.79 1.28 419A 1.29 1.36 419C 0.67 1.24 419M1.27 1.20 419T 1.05 1.42 422E 0.78 1.31 422G 0.99 1.20 433A 1.08 1.27433H 0.99 1.27 433I 0.86 1.37 433K 1.05 1.27 433L 0.90 1.30 433M 1.011.23 433V 0.95 1.27 433Y 1.01 1.26 442A 0.98 1.38 442G 1.02 1.23 442N1.03 1.39 442R 1.01 1.33 442S 1.07 1.24 442T 1.06 1.34 442V 0.99 1.20442W 0.98 1.32 442Y 1.08 1.24 445G 1.01 1.21 445I 0.84 1.25 445N 0.911.20 445T 0.88 1.29 445V 0.93 1.27 445W 0.80 1.25 447I 0.91 1.22 447N0.97 1.43 447Q 1.00 1.34 447W 0.89 1.31 447Y 0.96 1.21 448C 0.98 1.36448F 1.01 1.48 448G 1.05 1.26 448H 1.03 1.37 448I 0.97 1.44 448N 0.701.24 448Y 1.27 1.33 450C 0.84 1.22 450H 0.90 1.23 450M 0.89 1.29 450N0.96 1.23 450R 1.02 1.22 450S 1.01 1.22 450T 0.96 1.32 450W 0.95 1.21455G 1.00 1.23 455I 0.95 1.23 455P 0.93 1.36 455V 0.89 1.26 463A 1.061.25 463M 1.08 1.24 463S 0.96 1.27 463T 0.91 1.38 463V 0.86 1.32 463W0.74 1.45 465G 0.92 1.35 465I 0.85 1.37 465K 0.88 1.53 465N 0.93 1.32465T 0.92 1.42 465V 0.93 1.24 469D 1.02 1.22 469W 0.97 1.24 469Y 1.091.35 471I 1.02 1.22 471V 1.11 1.28 473G 0.99 1.35 473Y 0.86 1.23 476A1.02 1.51 476G 0.97 1.22 476L 0.93 1.46 476M 1.08 1.58 476N 0.98 1.61476T 1.01 1.78

TABLE 26-3 Positions in AmyS protein with mutations (shown in columnlabeled variant) that have performance indices for activity orexpression at least 20% greater than wildtype AmyS Variant Activity 006A1.59 006D 1.64 006E 1.93 006H 2.29 006I 1.47 006K 2.36 006L 1.61 006M1.60 006N 1.61 006P 2.47 006Q 1.34 006R 1.28 006S 1.86 006T 2.01 006V1.54 006W 1.32 006Y 1.88 013K 1.22 014F 1.25 014T 1.22 014Y 1.71 015A1.48 015D 1.82 015E 1.96 015G 1.89 015H 1.85 015K 1.58 015N 1.88 015P1.59 015Q 1.74 015R 1.60 015S 1.78 015T 1.47 015W 1.44 016A 1.31 016E1.21 016G 1.35 016H 1.21 016K 1.41 016N 1.32 016P 1.30 016Q 1.33 016R1.28 016T 1.32 025C 1.46 039D 1.47 039E 1.32 039N 1.64 039Q 1.43 081Y1.20 121P 1.22 139D 1.40 139H 1.59 139R 1.29 139Y 1.63 177A 1.20 188D1.21 191H 1.27 191K 1.33 192A 1.26 192D 1.50 192G 1.38 192N 1.35 192P1.33 192Q 1.55 192S 1.47 192T 1.35 192V 1.25 192Y 1.30 196A 1.57 196C1.36 196D 1.29 196E 1.29 196F 1.38 196H 1.92 196I 1.61 196K 1.29 196P1.50 196R 1.29 196S 1.59 196T 1.65 196V 1.55 201A 1.41 201E 1.36 201G1.63 201H 1.44 201M 1.21 202H 1.30 216E 1.30 216G 1.20 216H 1.28 216M1.39 216Q 1.34 216R 1.32 216S 1.28 216T 1.22 216Y 1.31 221A 1.54 221D1.31 221F 1.28 221I 1.23 221L 1.50 221M 1.35 221N 1.57 221R 1.29 221S1.40 221V 1.31 221Y 1.36 237G 1.21 240G 1.22 240N 1.37 240P 1.69 240Q1.21 240R 1.41 240T 1.23 246R 1.31 250A 1.21 250D 1.29 250E 1.33 250F1.28 250G 1.33 250I 1.27 250K 1.48 250L 1.32 250M 1.39 250N 1.40 250Q1.54 250R 1.55 250S 1.41 250W 1.35 252K 1.21 268A 1.39 268D 1.44 268E1.47 268G 1.21 268H 1.24 268K 1.90 268N 1.51 268P 1.41 268Q 1.30 268R1.49 268S 1.22 274A 1.40 274D 1.20 274G 1.36 274I 1.39 274K 1.60 274L1.40 274N 1.50 274Q 1.47 274R 1.50 274S 1.28 274T 1.38 275K 1.22 285Q1.22 285Y 1.49 293K 1.41 293R 1.37 318A 1.38 318F 1.22 318G 1.39 318I1.40 318K 1.73 318L 1.31 318M 1.26 318R 1.54 318S 1.37 318T 1.32 318V1.34 318Y 1.33 319C 1.38 319D 1.31 319H 1.28 319I 1.32 319K 1.52 319R1.44 319Y 1.41 320K 1.23 320R 1.25 320T 1.28 338A 1.29 338G 1.34 338I1.32 338M 1.27 338P 1.23 338S 1.51 338V 1.55 339G 1.21 339P 1.24 340A1.43 340D 1.63 340E 1.58 340H 1.45 340K 1.76 340N 1.75 340Q 1.76 345E1.24 363D 1.74 363E 1.34 363M 1.36 363N 1.86 363Q 1.78 363S 1.35 366Q1.49 370A 1.21 370D 1.35 370E 1.35 370H 1.36 370K 1.65 370N 1.41 370Q1.51 370S 1.50 375A 1.39 375D 1.52 375E 1.48 375K 1.43 375N 1.48 375Q1.56 375R 1.61 375S 1.29 419A 1.29 419I 1.32 419M 1.27 419P 1.23 419S1.51 419V 1.55 448Y 1.27 452N 1.28 452Q 1.22 452R 1.26 452S 1.21 471R1.33 471Y 1.36Table 26-4 shows the Performance index values (Pi) for 2,666 variants ofAmyS at 152 positions. Performance indices less than or equal to 0.05 inthe activity assay were fixed to 0.05 and indicated in bold italics inthe Table 26-4. Also, for the stability measure, if the Performanceindex of activity in the stability assays was less than or equal to0.05, the associated stability performance index was fixed to 0.05.

TABLE 26-4 Performance Indicies for stability and activity measurementsfor AmyS variants Stability Activity Position Variant PI PI 5 N005A 0.950.32 5 N005C 0.98 0.29 5 N005E 1.04 0.43 5 N005F 0.79 0.15 5 N005G 0.880.34 5 N005H 0.89 0.43 5 N005I 1.00 0.10 5 N005K 0.90 0.34 5 N005L 1.040.10 5 N005M 0.84 0.18 5 N005P 1.10 0.40 5 N005Q 1.07 0.58 5 N005R 0.940.40 5 N005S 0.98 0.35 5 N005T 0.83 0.35 5 N005V 0.88 0.16 5 N005W 0.940.07 5 N005Y 1.07 0.21 6 G006A 1.10 1.59 6 G006D 1.14 1.64 6 G006E 1.081.93 6 G006H 0.95 2.29 6 G006I 1.23 1.47 6 G006K 0.93 2.36 6 G006L 1.151.61 6 G006M 1.11 1.60 6 G006N 1.21 1.61 6 G006P 1.10 2.47 6 G006Q 1.261.34 6 G006R 0.98 1.28 6 G006S 1.12 1.86 6 G006T 1.21 2.01 6 G006V 1.291.54 6 G006W 1.13 1.32 6 G006Y 1.07 1.88 13 E013A 0.32 1.01 13 E013C0.22 0.68 13 E013D 0.08 1.03 13 E013F

0.81 13 E013G 0.18 1.00 13 E013H 0.60 1.10 13 E013I 0.15 0.87 13 E013K0.22 1.22 13 E013L 0.20 1.02 13 E013M 0.20 0.96 13 E013N

13 E013P

0.37 13 E013Q 0.21 0.96 13 E013R 0.28 1.04 13 E013S 0.28 0.92 13 E013T0.19 0.79 13 E013V 0.19 0.76 13 E013W

0.76 13 E013Y 0.89 0.93 14 W014A 0.95 0.77 14 W014C 0.91 0.71 14 W014D0.81 0.59 14 W014E 0.95 1.07 14 W014F 1.06 1.25 14 W014G 0.97 0.88 14W014H

14 W014I 1.12 0.40 14 W014K 1.01 0.69 14 W014L 0.88 0.15 14 W014M 1.180.84 14 W014N 0.92 0.99 14 W014P 0.84 0.98 14 W014Q 0.94 0.67 14 W014R0.97 0.67 14 W014S 0.97 1.02 14 W014T 1.22 1.22 14 W014V 1.17 0.81 14W014Y 1.08 1.71 15 Y015A 1.05 1.48 15 Y015C 0.70 1.15 15 Y015D 0.77 1.8215 Y015E 0.68 1.96 15 Y015G 0.69 1.89 15 Y015H 1.01 1.85 15 Y015I 0.630.91 15 Y015K 0.74 1.58 15 Y015L 0.67 0.76 15 Y015M 0.72 1.12 15 Y015N0.99 1.88 15 Y015P 0.57 1.59 15 Y015Q 0.80 1.74 15 Y015R 0.72 1.60 15Y015S 0.58 1.78 15 Y015T 0.87 1.47 15 Y015W 0.95 1.44 16 L016A 0.81 1.3116 L016D 0.93 1.12 16 L016E 1.09 1.21 16 L016F 2.17 0.98 16 L016G 0.611.35 16 L016H 0.96 1.21 16 L016I 0.79 1.12 16 L016K 0.79 1.41 16 L016M0.94 1.15 16 L016N 0.92 1.32 16 L016P 0.35 1.30 16 L016Q 0.96 1.33 16L016R 0.71 1.28 16 L016S 0.94 1.19 16 L016T 0.87 1.32 16 L016V 0.87 1.1616 L016W 0.75 0.99 16 L016Y 0.97 1.10 18 D018A 1.08 0.89 18 D018F 0.680.58 18 D018G 0.88 0.87 18 D018H 0.84 0.84 18 D018I 0.79 0.70 18 D018K0.88 0.65 18 D018L 0.60 0.72 18 D018N 0.73 1.01 18 D018P 0.84 1.04 18D018Q 0.80 1.00 18 D018R 0.81 0.65 18 D018S 0.81 0.93 18 D018T 0.81 0.9118 D018V 0.89 0.77 18 D018W 0.72 0.51 18 D018Y 0.72 0.87 20 G020A 0.790.25 20 G020C 0.58 0.24 20 G020D 0.92 0.96 20 G020E 0.89 0.95 20 G020F0.65 0.13 20 G020H 0.75 0.11 20 G020I 0.96 0.28 20 G020K

20 G020L

20 G020M 0.69 0.10 20 G020N 0.78 0.09 20 G020P

20 G020Q 0.61 0.07 20 G020R

20 G020S

20 G020T 0.82 0.09 20 G020V 0.77 0.19 20 G020W 0.80 0.69 20 G020Y

25 K025A 1.22 0.82 25 K025C 1.33 1.46 25 K025D 1.06 1.03 25 K025E 1.070.95 25 K025F 1.00 0.58 25 K025G 1.27 0.97 25 K025H 1.03 1.06 25 K025L1.12 0.64 25 K025M 1.03 0.61 25 K025N 0.91 1.06 25 K025P 0.98 0.55 25K025Q 1.24 1.07 25 K025R 1.08 0.96 25 K025S 1.07 0.98 25 K025T 1.14 0.8925 K025Y 0.98 0.65 27 A027C 0.79 0.55 27 A027D 1.01 0.95 27 A027E 0.930.95 27 A027F 0.88 0.85 27 A027G 1.20 0.98 27 A027H 1.05 1.00 27 A027I1.05 0.87 27 A027K 0.86 1.01 27 A027L 1.06 0.86 27 A027M 1.21 0.88 27A027N 1.06 1.00 27 A027P 1.13 0.43 27 A027Q 1.00 0.96 27 A027R 1.11 0.8927 A027S 1.16 0.97 27 A027T 1.20 0.90 27 A027V 1.20 0.82 27 A027W 1.130.76 27 A027Y 0.97 0.28 29 E029A 1.05 0.50 29 E029D 0.94 1.11 29 E029G0.75 0.37 29 E029H 0.83 0.83 29 E029K 1.05 0.89 29 E029L 0.76 0.22 29E029M 0.76 0.15 29 E029N 1.02 0.89 29 E029P 0.87 0.33 29 E029Q 1.04 0.8629 E029R 1.09 0.92 29 E029S 0.97 0.83 29 E029T 0.95 0.59 29 E029W 0.740.10 29 E029Y

36 L036A 0.95 0.85 36 L036C 0.83 0.43 36 L036D 0.91 0.27 36 L036E 0.900.40 36 L036F 1.14 0.90 36 L036G 0.92 0.34 36 L036H 0.92 0.77 36 L036I1.17 0.89 36 L036K 1.01 1.05 36 L036M 1.05 1.05 36 L036N 1.02 0.68 36L036P 0.90 0.06 36 L036Q 1.40 0.78 36 L036R 1.12 0.76 36 L036S 1.25 0.6936 L036T 1.11 0.64 36 L036V 0.88 0.97 36 L036W 0.92 0.63 36 L036Y 1.070.91 39 T039C 1.09 1.05 39 T039D 1.15 1.47 39 T039E 1.15 1.32 39 T039F1.16 0.48 39 T039G 1.23 1.05 39 T039H 1.16 1.10 39 T039K 1.12 1.10 39T039M 1.18 0.54 39 T039N 1.14 1.64 39 T039P 1.11 0.26 39 T039Q 1.20 1.4339 T039R 1.01 1.10 39 T039S 1.15 1.02 39 T039V 1.30 0.82 39 T039W 1.110.25 50 T050A 1.09 0.98 50 T050C 1.03 0.34 50 T050D 0.87 0.91 50 T050E

50 T050F 0.86 0.43 50 T050G 1.00 1.18 50 T050H 0.97 0.82 50 T050I 1.240.61 50 T050K 1.13 0.80 50 T050L 1.22 0.67 50 T050M 1.32 0.62 50 T050N1.20 1.12 50 T050P 1.03 0.99 50 T050Q 1.31 1.08 50 T050R 1.13 0.79 50T050S 1.07 1.09 50 T050V 1.02 0.79 50 T050W 0.90 0.18 50 T050Y 1.14 0.4252 R052A 0.99 1.02 52 R052C 0.87 0.62 52 R052D 0.76 0.85 52 R052E 0.770.97 52 R052G 0.96 0.93 52 R052H 0.91 0.99 52 R052K 0.93 1.02 52 R052L1.10 0.98 52 R052M 1.01 1.00 52 R052N 0.95 0.99 52 R052P 1.05 0.95 52R052Q

52 R052S 1.21 0.92 52 R052T 1.11 1.00 52 R052V 1.14 0.95 52 R052W 1.000.83 52 R052Y 0.99 0.96 53 S053A 1.03 1.00 53 S053C 0.73 0.58 53 S053D0.75 0.83 53 S053E 1.05 0.88 53 S053F 0.87 0.85 53 S053G 1.14 0.93 53S053H 1.12 1.00 53 S053I 0.99 1.12 53 S053K 1.03 1.10 53 S053L 0.93 0.9653 S053M 0.96 0.97 53 S053P 0.88 1.00 53 S053Q 0.94 0.94 53 S053R 0.831.15 53 S053T 1.25 1.02 53 S053V 1.11 0.94 53 S053W 1.09 0.84 53 S053Y0.94 0.93 54 D054A 0.34 0.88 54 D054C 0.64 0.38 54 D054E

54 D054F

0.60 54 D054G 0.11 0.97 54 D054H 0.11 1.04 54 D054I 0.30 0.83 54 D054K

1.08 54 D054L

0.89 54 D054M 0.11 0.88 54 D054N 0.94 1.05 54 D054P

1.03 54 D054Q

54 D054R 0.06 0.89 54 D054S 0.38 0.96 54 D054T 0.17 0.95 54 D054V 0.170.77 54 D054W

54 D054Y

0.64 67 E067A

67 E067C 1.08 0.75 67 E067D 0.90 1.07 67 E067G 1.01 1.13 67 E067H 1.041.03 67 E067K 0.98 0.94 67 E067L 0.97 0.95 67 E067M 0.93 0.91 67 E067N1.32 0.95 67 E067P

67 E067Q 0.93 0.95 67 E067R 1.01 0.90 67 E067S 1.23 1.00 67 E067T 0.990.98 67 E067W

67 E067Y 1.11 0.93 71 K071A 0.72 0.81 71 K071C 0.80 0.61 71 K071D 0.690.71 71 K071E 0.80 0.84 71 K071F 0.47 0.61 71 K071G 0.74 0.91 71 K071H0.96 0.88 71 K071I 0.83 0.75 71 K071L 0.55 0.61 71 K071M 0.80 0.68 71K071N 1.11 0.89 71 K071P 0.92 0.86 71 K071Q 0.98 0.77 71 K071R 1.10 1.1071 K071S 0.99 0.97 71 K071T 0.95 0.83 71 K071V 0.94 0.84 71 K071W 0.820.91 71 K071Y 0.52 0.71 73 T073A 0.97 1.11 73 T073C 0.91 0.60 73 T073D0.89 1.02 73 T073E 0.75 1.08 73 T073F 0.73 0.99 73 T073G 0.79 1.12 73T073H 0.86 0.88 73 T073I 0.66 1.02 73 T073K 0.20 0.97 73 T073L 0.47 1.1773 T073M 0.59 0.64 73 T073N 0.73 1.08 73 T073P 0.57 0.98 73 T073R 0.401.11 73 T073S 0.87 1.10 73 T073V 0.67 1.09 73 T073W 0.83 1.07 73 T073Y0.79 1.10 75 R075A 1.05 1.14 75 R075C 0.88 0.85 75 R075D 0.87 0.99 75R075E 0.86 1.01 75 R075F 0.76 0.92 75 R075G 0.79 1.04 75 R075H 0.85 1.0775 R075I 0.86 1.01 75 R075L 0.88 1.04 75 R075M 1.04 1.04 75 R075P 0.900.93 75 R075Q 0.90 0.95 75 R075S 0.66 0.60 75 R075T 0.98 0.88 75 R075V0.78 0.94 75 R075W 0.75 0.93 75 R075Y 0.68 1.04 77 K077A 0.38 0.98 77K077C 0.28 0.51 77 K077D

0.59 77 K077E 0.11 0.77 77 K077F 0.20 0.72 77 K077G 0.13 0.76 77 K077I0.16 1.00 77 K077L 0.54 0.98 77 K077M 0.58 0.99 77 K077N

77 K077P

0.61 77 K077Q 0.07 0.86 77 K077R 0.77 1.07 77 K077S 0.11 0.89 77 K077T

0.86 77 K077V

0.83 77 K077W

0.77 80 T080A 0.88 1.01 80 T080C 0.91 0.69 80 T080D 1.22 0.86 80 T080E0.71 0.92 80 T080F 1.10 0.50 80 T080G 1.02 0.93 80 T080H 1.01 0.95 80T080I 1.29 0.82 80 T080K 0.90 0.86 80 T080L 0.82 0.98 80 T080M 0.97 0.9580 T080N 0.90 1.00 80 T080P 0.88 0.88 80 T080Q 0.87 0.88 80 T080R 0.990.76 80 T080S 0.83 1.09 80 T080V 0.87 0.87 80 T080W 0.77 0.89 80 T080Y0.72 0.97 81 K081A 0.87 0.94 81 K081C 0.84 0.74 81 K081D 0.96 0.83 81K081E 0.69 0.92 81 K081G 0.86 0.81 81 K081H 0.73 1.03 81 K081I 0.82 0.7981 K081L 0.87 1.01 81 K081M 0.93 1.04 81 K081N

81 K081P 0.90 0.79 81 K081Q 0.84 1.03 81 K081R 0.90 1.04 81 K081S 0.740.98 81 K081T 0.80 0.93 81 K081V 0.66 1.03 81 K081W 0.60 0.98 81 K081Y0.89 1.20 83 Q083A 1.20 0.98 83 Q083C 1.79 0.17 83 Q083D 0.94 0.92 83Q083E 0.98 0.95 83 Q083F 0.87 0.80 83 Q083G 0.76 1.01 83 Q083H 0.78 0.8683 Q083I 0.69 0.85 83 Q083L 0.77 0.91 83 Q083M 0.91 0.96 83 Q083P 1.010.82 83 Q083R 0.91 0.90 83 Q083S 0.75 0.99 83 Q083T 0.84 0.84 83 Q083V0.73 0.80 83 Q083W 0.82 0.78 83 Q083Y 0.71 0.93 85 L085A 0.94 1.06 85L085C 0.90 0.63 85 L085D 0.84 1.04 85 L085E 1.09 1.02 85 L085G 0.85 0.9085 L085H 0.73 1.02 85 L085I 0.89 0.88 85 L085K 0.96 0.93 85 L085M 1.011.04 85 L085N 1.10 0.89 85 L085P 1.01 0.72 85 L085Q 0.91 0.99 85 L085R0.96 1.01 85 L085S 1.02 1.04 85 L085T 0.83 1.12 85 L085W 0.93 0.95 85L085Y 0.70 1.08 90 A090C 1.00 0.65 90 A090D 1.12 0.92 90 A090E 1.20 0.9290 A090F 0.99 0.76 90 A090G 1.04 0.87 90 A090H 1.05 1.03 90 A090I 0.900.83 90 A090K 0.93 1.04 90 A090L 0.76 0.92 90 A090M 1.02 1.02 90 A090N1.02 0.98 90 A090P 1.39 0.10 90 A090Q 0.94 0.93 90 A090R 0.90 0.90 90A090S 1.16 0.99 90 A090T 0.78 0.88 90 A090V 0.79 0.87 90 A090W 0.69 0.8490 A090Y 0.83 0.96 92 H092C 0.75 0.29 92 H092D 1.06 0.69 92 H092E 0.880.76 92 H092F 0.92 0.28 92 H092G 0.86 0.81 92 H092K 0.89 0.98 92 H092L0.43 0.12 92 H092N 0.85 0.78 92 H092P

92 H092Q 0.80 0.89 92 H092R 0.75 0.96 92 H092S 0.70 0.87 92 H092T 0.680.47 92 H092V 0.70 0.28 92 H092W 0.83 0.44 92 H092Y 0.71 0.63 106 H106A0.32 0.19 106 H106C 0.33 0.06 106 H106D 0.58 0.07 106 H106E

106 H106G 0.16 0.17 106 H106I

106 H106K

106 H106L

0.06 106 H106N 0.14 0.08 106 H106P 0.59 0.06 106 H106Q 0.07 0.39 106H106R

106 H106S

0.20 106 H106T

106 H106V

106 H106W

106 H106Y

107 K107A 0.46 0.81 107 K107C 0.42 0.67 107 K107D 0.32 0.51 107 K107E0.35 0.70 107 K107F 0.42 0.66 107 K107G 0.23 0.76 107 K107H 0.34 0.94107 K107I 0.29 0.69 107 K107L 0.53 0.75 107 K107M 0.60 0.79 107 K107N0.43 0.88 107 K107P

0.65 107 K107Q 0.63 0.74 107 K107R 1.05 0.71 107 K107S 0.30 0.78 107K107T 0.38 0.72 107 K107V 0.41 0.70 107 K107W

0.44 107 K107Y 0.40 0.64 111 D111A 0.55 0.95 111 D111C 0.71 0.60 111D111E 0.87 1.01 111 D111F 0.63 0.65 111 D111G 0.74 0.90 111 D111H 0.500.85 111 D111I 0.56 0.91 111 D111K 0.45 0.62 111 D111L 0.44 0.86 111D111M 0.65 1.00 111 D111N 0.97 0.87 111 D111P 0.78 0.71 111 D111Q 0.770.95 111 D111R 0.53 0.07 111 D111S 0.67 0.91 111 D111T 0.61 1.02 111D111V 0.58 1.02 111 D111W 0.42 0.54 111 D111Y 0.49 0.92 113 T113A 0.890.97 113 T113C 0.80 0.82 113 T113D 0.94 0.95 113 T113E 0.92 0.91 113T113F 0.76 0.92 113 T113G 0.88 1.08 113 T113H 0.88 0.96 113 T113I 1.140.88 113 T113K 0.93 1.13 113 T113L 1.08 1.08 113 T113M 0.83 0.99 113T113P 1.05 0.96 113 T113Q 0.88 1.05 113 T113R 0.88 1.03 113 T113V 1.120.94 113 T113W 1.06 0.88 114 E114A 0.54 0.97 114 E114C 0.62 0.76 114E114D 0.71 0.82 114 E114F 0.36 0.92 114 E114G 0.59 1.01 114 E114H 0.490.92 114 E114I 0.54 0.86 114 E114L 0.43 0.97 114 E114M 0.77 0.97 114E114N 0.67 0.88 114 E114P 0.37 0.37 114 E114R 0.35 0.84 114 E114T 0.540.94 114 E114V 0.43 0.85 114 E114W 0.31 0.94 114 E114Y 0.26 0.93 120E120A 0.29 1.20 120 E120C 0.24 0.89 120 E120D

1.02 120 E120F

0.88 120 E120G

1.14 120 E120H 0.09 0.90 120 E120I 0.60 0.87 120 E120L 0.20 0.97 120E120M 0.39 0.96 120 E120N 0.16 1.02 120 E120P

1.12 120 E120Q 0.66 1.10 120 E120R 0.12 1.12 120 E120S 0.08 1.07 120E120T 0.22 1.06 120 E120V 0.53 0.93 120 E120W 0.15 0.81 120 E120Y 0.070.98 121 V121A

1.04 121 V121C 0.92 0.55 121 V121D

0.91 121 V121E

0.93 121 V121F

0.77 121 V121G

0.92 121 V121H

121 V121I

0.79 121 V121L

0.98 121 V121M

0.97 121 V121P

1.22 121 V121Q

0.97 121 V121R

1.01 121 V121S

0.95 121 V121T 0.07 0.92 121 V121W

0.62 121 V121Y

0.88 126 R126A

126 R126D

0.46 126 R126E

0.82 126 R126F

1.03 126 R126G

0.89 126 R126H

1.06 126 R126I

0.95 126 R126L

0.97 126 R126M

1.01 126 R126N

1.07 126 R126P

0.67 126 R126Q

0.65 126 R126T

0.83 126 R126V

0.99 126 R126W

1.06 126 R126Y

1.01 128 Q128A

128 Q128C 0.42 0.95 128 Q128D 0.15 1.05 128 Q128E 0.90 1.00 128 Q128G

0.99 128 Q128H 0.34 1.05 128 Q128I 0.90 0.89 128 Q128K 0.52 1.15 128Q128L 0.47 0.97 128 Q128N 0.12 1.05 128 Q128P

1.03 128 Q128R 0.31 1.14 128 Q128S 0.28 1.02 128 Q128T

128 Q128V 0.86 0.97 128 Q128W 0.07 0.76 128 Q128Y 0.13 0.86 131 S131A

1.15 131 S131C

0.98 131 S131D 0.26 1.08 131 S131E

1.14 131 S131F

0.92 131 S131G 0.24 0.86 131 S131H

1.13 131 S131I

131 S131K

1.13 131 S131M

0.99 131 S131N 0.76 1.02 131 S131P

1.05 131 S131R

1.05 131 S131T 0.49 0.90 131 S131W

0.82 131 S131Y

0.90 133 T133A 0.95 1.13 133 T133C 0.49 0.97 133 T133D 1.03 0.99 133T133E 0.82 1.02 133 T133F 0.17 0.97 133 T133G 0.47 0.84 133 T133H 0.411.19 133 T133I 0.86 0.96 133 T133K 0.47 0.85 133 T133L 0.41 1.06 133T133M 0.51 1.05 133 T133N 0.68 1.13 133 T133P 1.41 1.08 133 T133Q 0.631.10 133 T133R 0.18 1.13 133 T133S 0.72 1.08 133 T133V 1.25 0.92 133T133W 0.14 0.98 133 T133Y 0.41 1.01 137 Q137A 0.92 0.97 137 Q137C 1.090.77 137 Q137D 0.89 0.96 137 Q137E 1.06 0.87 137 Q137F 0.85 0.86 137Q137G 1.13 0.94 137 Q137H 0.95 1.05 137 Q137I 0.93 0.22 137 Q137L 1.200.82 137 Q137M 1.30 0.83 137 Q137P 0.07 1.05 137 Q137R 0.95 1.05 137Q137S 1.45 0.98 137 Q137T 1.12 0.91 137 Q137V 1.02 0.86 137 Q137W 1.060.88 137 Q137Y 0.94 0.89 138 A138C

138 A138D

0.37 138 A138E

0.54 138 A138G 0.90 1.02 138 A138H

0.60 138 A138I 0.23 0.90 138 A138K

0.15 138 A138L

0.90 138 A138M

0.94 138 A138N 0.50 0.94 138 A138P 1.07 1.15 138 A138Q 0.13 0.69 138A138R

0.15 138 A138S 1.12 1.02 138 A138T 1.16 1.05 138 A138V 1.17 0.87 138A138W

0.27 138 A138Y 0.14 0.97 139 W139A 0.82 0.89 139 W139C 0.75 0.39 139W139D 0.93 1.40 139 W139E 0.81 0.97 139 W139G 0.79 0.74 139 W139H 0.971.59 139 W139I 0.74 0.58 139 W139K 0.68 0.42 139 W139L 0.78 0.59 139W139M 0.87 1.00 139 W139N 1.13 0.85 139 W139Q 0.82 0.79 139 W139R 0.961.29 139 W139S 0.93 1.04 139 W139T 0.71 0.87 139 W139V 0.72 0.66 139W139Y 1.14 1.63 141 K141A 1.09 0.73 141 K141C 1.03 0.85 141 K141D 0.890.98 141 K141E 3.48 0.92 141 K141F 0.89 0.80 141 K141G 1.18 0.96 141K141H 1.13 0.99 141 K141I 1.40 0.87 141 K141L 1.22 0.85 141 K141M 1.231.01 141 K141N 1.11 1.02 141 K141P 1.07 0.96 141 K141Q 1.28 0.97 141K141R 1.23 0.99 141 K141S 1.21 0.98 141 K141T 1.17 0.94 141 K141V 1.211.00 141 K141W 1.16 0.87 141 K141Y 1.17 0.88 143 D143A 0.95 1.04 143D143C 1.11 0.84 143 D143E 1.12 0.98 143 D143G 1.13 1.09 143 D143H 0.910.98 143 D143I 1.05 0.94 143 D143K 0.86 0.96 143 D143L

143 D143M 0.86 1.05 143 D143N 1.10 0.99 143 D143P 0.98 0.84 143 D143T

143 D143V 1.00 1.01 143 D143W 1.00 0.99 143 D143Y 0.75 0.15 147 R147A0.73 0.25 147 R147C

147 R147D 0.66 0.07 147 R147E

147 R147F

147 R147G 0.74 0.11 147 R147H 0.81 0.21 147 R147I

147 R147K 1.05 0.48 147 R147L

147 R147M 0.65 0.07 147 R147N 0.91 0.30 147 R147P

147 R147Q 0.88 0.30 147 R147S 0.90 0.39 147 R147T 0.90 0.10 147 R147V

147 R147W

147 R147Y

149 N149A 0.94 0.93 149 N149D 0.89 0.95 149 N149E 0.98 0.93 149 N149F1.09 0.85 149 N149G 0.90 0.93 149 N149H 1.01 0.98 149 N149I 1.15 0.83149 N149K 0.90 0.88 149 N149L 0.88 0.94 149 N149M

149 N149Q 1.00 0.93 149 N149R 0.80 0.95 149 N149S 0.94 1.03 149 N149V1.06 0.87 149 N149W 1.01 0.87 150 T150A 0.90 0.96 150 T150C 1.03 0.72150 T150D 0.82 0.87 150 T150E 4.54 0.87 150 T150F

150 T150G 0.99 0.86 150 T150I 0.82 0.93 150 T150K 0.86 0.96 150 T150L0.83 0.07 150 T150M 1.05 1.00 150 T150N 0.98 1.08 150 T150Q 0.83 0.99150 T150R 0.99 1.04 150 T150S 0.77 0.96 150 T150V 0.90 0.93 150 T150Y1.18 1.00 151 Y151A 0.96 0.87 151 Y151C 0.80 0.67 151 Y151D 0.99 0.71151 Y151E 0.76 0.71 151 Y151F 0.96 0.88 151 Y151G 1.17 0.79 151 Y151H1.04 0.87 151 Y151I 1.22 0.78 151 Y151L 1.05 0.90 151 Y151M 1.02 0.83151 Y151N 0.98 0.91 151 Y151P 0.89 0.77 151 Y151Q 1.07 0.75 151 Y151R1.05 0.76 151 Y151S 0.85 0.80 151 Y151T 1.04 0.80 151 Y151V 1.14 0.80151 Y151W 1.16 0.79 152 S152A 0.95 0.88 152 S152C 0.83 0.75 152 S152D

152 S152E 1.09 0.71 152 S152F 0.75 0.22 152 S152G 1.25 0.91 152 S152H0.99 0.71 152 S152I 0.81 0.22 152 S152K 0.74 0.58 152 S152M

152 S152N 1.20 0.43 152 S152Q 0.71 0.21 152 S152R 0.89 0.86 152 S152T1.16 0.99 152 S152V 0.79 0.42 152 S152W 0.73 0.22 152 S152Y 0.91 0.26155 K155A 1.10 0.85 155 K155C 0.92 0.72 155 K155D 0.94 0.85 155 K155E0.82 0.79 155 K155G 1.05 0.58 155 K155H 1.04 0.84 155 K155L 1.05 0.89155 K155M 0.91 0.91 155 K155N 1.18 0.90 155 K155P 0.99 0.94 155 K155Q0.84 0.90 155 K155R 1.20 0.93 155 K155S 1.22 0.85 155 K155T 1.12 0.76155 K155V 1.01 0.85 155 K155W 1.09 0.88 155 K155Y 1.21 0.80 160 H160A0.89 0.89 160 H160C 0.84 0.98 160 H160D 0.89 0.69 160 H160E 0.86 0.52160 H160F 0.77 0.79 160 H160G 0.82 0.36 160 H160I 0.36 0.58 160 H160L1.03 0.92 160 H160M 0.56 0.97 160 H160N 1.11 1.02 160 H160P

160 H160Q 0.98 0.47 160 H160R 0.54 0.62 160 H160S

160 H160T 1.01 0.91 160 H160V 0.76 0.74 160 H160W 0.26 0.66 160 H160Y0.86 0.89 165 D165A 0.53 0.12 165 D165C 1.01 0.07 165 D165E 1.14 0.07165 D165F 0.09 0.07 165 D165G 0.63 0.20 165 D165H 0.46 0.18 165 D165I0.06 0.15 165 D165K 0.07 0.14 165 D165L 0.30 0.11 165 D165M 0.58 0.10165 D165N 1.16 1.10 165 D165P

0.50 165 D165Q 0.53 0.11 165 D165R 0.08 0.11 165 D165S 0.83 0.43 165D165T

0.50 165 D165V

0.15 165 D165W

165 D165Y 0.31 0.07 168 E168A 0.83 0.92 168 E168C 0.83 0.50 168 E168D0.82 0.57 168 E168F 0.69 0.59 168 E168G 0.92 0.75 168 E168H 0.84 0.90168 E168I 1.08 0.71 168 E168K

168 E168L 0.80 0.92 168 E168M 1.12 0.80 168 E168N 0.97 0.83 168 E168P

168 E168Q 0.88 0.87 168 E168R 1.18 0.90 168 E168S 0.95 0.83 168 E168T0.83 0.16 168 E168V 0.89 0.73 168 E168W 1.23 0.66 168 E168Y 0.76 0.82172 L172A 1.14 1.06 172 L172C 1.07 0.89 172 L172D 0.83 0.91 172 L172E0.97 1.01 172 L172G 0.50 0.60 172 L172H 0.93 1.06 172 L172I 0.97 0.90172 L172K 0.98 1.12 172 L172M 0.86 0.91 172 L172N 0.91 0.96 172 L172P0.17 0.83 172 L172Q 1.00 0.89 172 L172R 1.16 1.06 172 L172S 0.78 1.01172 L172T 0.82 0.94 172 L172V 1.02 0.88 172 L172W 1.09 0.92 172 L172Y1.06 0.98 173 S173A 0.92 0.74 173 S173C 0.82 0.57 173 S173D 0.63 0.71173 S173E 1.07 0.65 173 S173F 0.82 0.25 173 S173G 0.73 0.78 173 S173H0.85 0.66 173 S173I 1.20 0.59 173 S173K 1.17 1.03 173 S173L 0.75 0.20173 S173M 1.05 0.48 173 S173N 1.02 0.84 173 S173Q 1.08 0.84 173 S173R0.88 1.03 173 S173T 1.33 0.86 173 S173V 1.12 0.46 173 S173W 0.86 0.20173 S173Y 0.90 0.25 177 K177A

1.20 177 K177C

0.76 177 K177D

1.07 177 K177E

1.08 177 K177F

1.01 177 K177G

1.03 177 K177H

1.07 177 K177I

0.89 177 K177L 0.89 0.91 177 K177M 0.10 0.90 177 K177N

1.15 177 K177P

1.11 177 K177Q 0.08 1.07 177 K177R 0.47 1.09 177 K177S

1.00 177 K177T

1.01 177 K177W

1.07 177 K177Y

0.97 188 E188A

1.10 188 E188C

0.85 188 E188D

1.21 188 E188F

1.08 188 E188G

1.17 188 E188H

1.00 188 E188I

1.11 188 E188K

1.02 188 E188M

1.08 188 E188N

1.06 188 E188P 1.40 1.16 188 E188Q

1.06 188 E188S

1.10 188 E188T

1.17 188 E188V

1.08 188 E188W

1.07 188 E188Y

1.02 191 T191A 0.49 1.11 191 T191C 0.13 1.07 191 T191D 0.91 1.03 191T191F

1.02 191 T191G 0.19 1.09 191 T191H

1.27 191 T191I 0.18 1.06 191 T191K

1.33 191 T191L

1.08 191 T191M 0.06 1.09 191 T191N 0.76 1.13 191 T191P 0.99 1.07 191T191Q 0.18 1.17 191 T191R

1.20 191 T191S 0.72 1.05 191 T191V 0.16 1.02 191 T191W

0.91 192 E192A

1.26 192 E192C 0.55 1.12 192 E192D 0.42 1.50 192 E192G

1.38 192 E192H

0.78 192 E192I

1.00 192 E192K

0.33 192 E192M

1.19 192 E192N

1.35 192 E192P

1.33 192 E192Q 0.22 1.55 192 E192R

0.37 192 E192S

1.47 192 E192T 0.10 1.35 192 E192V

1.25 192 E192W

1.17 192 E192Y

1.30 193 N193A

0.98 193 N193C 0.73 0.62 193 N193D

0.95 193 N193E

0.74 193 N193F 1.71 0.98 193 N193G

0.96 193 N193H 1.10 0.92 193 N193I

0.78 193 N193K 1.28 1.17 193 N193L 1.22 0.78 193 N193M 0.81 0.96 193N193P

0.90 193 N193R 0.87 0.97 193 N193S

1.15 193 N193T

0.86 193 N193W 1.09 0.73 193 N193Y 1.89 1.10 196 Y196A 0.74 1.57 196Y196C

1.36 196 Y196D 0.29 1.29 196 Y196E

1.29 196 Y196F 0.74 1.38 196 Y196G

1.09 196 Y196H

1.92 196 Y196I

1.61 196 Y196K

1.29 196 Y196L

1.14 196 Y196N 0.54 0.94 196 Y196P

1.50 196 Y196R

1.29 196 Y196S 0.36 1.59 196 Y196T

1.65 196 Y196V

1.55 196 Y196W

0.57 199 L199A 0.16 0.42 199 L199E

0.34 199 L199G

0.31 199 L199H

0.18 199 L199I 0.14 0.30 199 L199K 0.22 0.15 199 L199M 0.30 0.14 199L199N

0.07 199 L199P

199 L199Q

0.20 199 L199R

0.23 199 L199S

0.29 199 L199T 0.12 0.35 199 L199V 0.61 0.13 199 L199W

199 L199Y

200 M200A 1.03 0.68 200 M200C 0.84 0.53 200 M200D 0.71 0.81 200 M200E0.54 0.55 200 M200F

0.25 200 M200G 0.23 0.41 200 M200H

200 M200I 1.14 0.57 200 M200K

200 M200L 0.68 1.11 200 M200N 0.46 0.72 200 M200P

200 M200Q 0.78 0.77 200 M200S 0.61 1.11 200 M200T 0.80 0.61 200 M200V0.97 0.56 200 M200W

201 Y201A 0.90 1.41 201 Y201C 1.22 0.14 201 Y201D 0.60 0.73 201 Y201E0.81 1.36 201 Y201F 0.85 0.81 201 Y201G 0.56 1.63 201 Y201H 1.06 1.44201 Y201I 1.35 0.11 201 Y201K 0.89 0.08 201 Y201L 1.05 0.18 201 Y201M1.16 1.21 201 Y201N 1.15 0.31 201 Y201P

201 Y201Q 1.11 0.79 201 Y201R 0.87 0.06 201 Y201S 0.74 1.11 201 Y201T0.65 0.39 201 Y201V

201 Y201W 0.73 0.08 202 A202C 0.97 0.57 202 A202D 0.83 0.93 202 A202E0.49 0.85 202 A202F

0.68 202 A202G 0.45 0.83 202 A202H

1.30 202 A202I 0.50 1.02 202 A202K 0.37 0.12 202 A202L 0.46 0.95 202A202M 0.32 0.84 202 A202N 0.53 1.08 202 A202P

0.72 202 A202Q 0.47 1.01 202 A202R

202 A202S 0.69 0.79 202 A202T 0.63 1.07 202 A202V 0.82 1.02 202 A202Y

0.43 213 T213A 1.11 0.98 213 T213C 0.97 0.77 213 T213D 1.12 0.91 213T213E 1.11 0.88 213 T213F 1.13 0.75 213 T213G 1.11 0.91 213 T213H 0.921.00 213 T213I

213 T213K 0.90 1.11 213 T213L 1.26 0.75 213 T213M 1.26 0.78 213 T213N1.11 0.91 213 T213P 0.94 0.91 213 T213Q 1.12 1.02 213 T213R 1.05 1.05213 T213S 1.10 1.08 213 T213V 1.35 0.76 213 T213W 1.17 0.68 216 K216A0.66 0.24 216 K216D

216 K216E 1.03 1.30 216 K216F

216 K216G 0.83 1.20 216 K216H 0.90 1.28 216 K216I

216 K216L

216 K216M 0.97 1.39 216 K216P 0.91 0.97 216 K216Q 1.04 1.34 216 K216R0.77 1.32 216 K216S 0.97 1.28 216 K216T 0.99 1.22 216 K216V 0.95 1.07216 K216W 1.00 1.13 216 K216Y 0.79 1.31 217 N217A 1.10 0.87 217 N217C0.81 0.78 217 N217E

0.73 217 N217F 0.90 0.88 217 N217G 0.95 0.90 217 N217H 1.09 0.90 217N217I 1.08 0.76 217 N217L 1.09 0.82 217 N217M 0.97 0.80 217 N217P 0.970.73 217 N217Q 1.31 0.74 217 N217R 1.19 0.87 217 N217S 1.05 0.87 217N217T 1.01 0.87 217 N217V 1.18 0.69 217 N217W 0.99 0.80 217 N217Y

220 K220A 1.06 0.79 220 K220C 1.05 0.75 220 K220D 1.02 0.88 220 K220E1.12 0.88 220 K220F 1.03 0.78 220 K220G 1.10 0.84 220 K220H 1.12 0.81220 K220I 1.13 0.81 220 K220M 1.05 0.75 220 K220N 1.17 0.80 220 K220P1.33 0.89 220 K220Q 1.21 0.87 220 K220R 1.26 0.83 220 K220S 1.30 0.81220 K220T

0.09 220 K220V 1.21 0.82 220 K220W 1.01 0.81 220 K220Y 1.08 0.84 221W221A 0.88 1.54 221 W221C 0.95 1.09 221 W221D 0.84 1.31 221 W221E

221 W221F 1.07 1.28 221 W221G

221 W221H

221 W221I 1.33 1.23 221 W221K

221 W221L 0.88 1.50 221 W221M 1.16 1.35 221 W221N 1.11 1.57 221 W221P

221 W221R 0.93 1.29 221 W221S 1.34 1.40 221 W221V 1.13 1.31 221 W221Y1.14 1.36 227 N227A 1.01 1.02 227 N227C 0.92 0.95 227 N227D 1.01 1.06227 N227E 1.03 1.06 227 N227F 0.72 0.81 227 N227G 1.05 1.09 227 N227H0.95 1.13 227 N227I 1.03 0.76 227 N227K 1.00 1.13 227 N227L 0.84 0.75227 N227M 0.84 0.87 227 N227P 1.08 0.88 227 N227Q 0.94 1.00 227 N227R0.89 1.03 227 N227S 0.96 0.95 227 N227T 1.06 0.96 227 N227V 1.05 0.84227 N227W 1.07 0.81 227 N227Y 1.01 0.85 232 R232A

232 R232C 0.40 0.14 232 R232D

232 R232E 0.41 0.12 232 R232G 0.06 0.23 232 R232H 0.66 0.34 232 R232K0.52 0.47 232 R232M 0.62 0.12 232 R232N

232 R232P

232 R232Q 0.54 0.12 232 R232S 0.59 0.16 232 R232T 0.76 0.17 232 R232V0.70 0.15 232 R232W

232 R232Y

235 A235C 0.86 0.53 235 A235D 0.70 0.98 235 A235E 0.93 0.84 235 A235F1.01 0.68 235 A235G 1.17 0.78 235 A235H 0.80 1.01 235 A235I 1.07 0.84235 A235K 0.93 1.14 235 A235L 0.89 0.97 235 A235M 0.99 0.91 235 A235N0.78 1.03 235 A235P 0.97 0.48 235 A235Q 1.01 0.89 235 A235R 1.03 1.14235 A235S 0.92 1.00 235 A235T

235 A235V 1.01 0.86 235 A235W 0.98 0.60 235 A235Y 0.91 0.93 237 K237A

0.78 237 K237C

0.57 237 K237D

0.08 237 K237E

0.74 237 K237F

0.09 237 K237G

1.21 237 K237H

0.26 237 K237I

0.40 237 K237L

0.57 237 K237M

0.46 237 K237N

0.43 237 K237P

0.30 237 K237Q

0.77 237 K237R 0.48 0.88 237 K237T

0.69 237 K237V

0.54 237 K237W

237 K237Y

238 H238A

0.62 238 H238C

0.63 238 H238D

0.75 238 H238F

238 H238G

0.73 238 H238I

0.18 238 H238K

238 H238L

0.25 238 H238M

0.36 238 H238N 0.21 0.83 238 H238P

0.57 238 H238Q

1.18 238 H238R

238 H238T

0.74 238 H238V

0.52 238 H238Y

240 K240A

1.13 240 K240D

1.19 240 K240E

1.19 240 K240F

0.90 240 K240G

1.22 240 K240H

1.17 240 K240I

0.99 240 K240M 0.31 1.13 240 K240N

1.37 240 K240P

1.69 240 K240Q 0.12 1.21 240 K240R 0.27 1.41 240 K240S

1.07 240 K240T

1.23 240 K240V

1.09 240 K240W

1.01 240 K240Y

1.11 246 D246A 0.73 1.03 246 D246E 1.18 1.03 246 D246F 0.67 1.02 246D246G 0.61 1.09 246 D246H 0.71 1.05 246 D246I 0.75 0.85 246 D246K 0.361.18 246 D246L 0.81 0.91 246 D246M 0.80 0.92 246 D246N 0.68 0.97 246D246P 0.47 0.81 246 D246Q 0.78 0.98 246 D246R 0.24 1.31 246 D246S 0.971.01 246 D246T 0.83 1.14 246 D246Y 0.90 0.96 249 S249A 1.06 0.97 249S249C 0.93 0.74 249 S249D 0.98 0.94 249 S249E 1.27 0.92 249 S249F 0.910.74 249 S249G 0.91 0.94 249 S249H 1.04 0.93 249 S249K 1.15 1.02 249S249L 1.14 0.82 249 S249M 0.95 0.77 249 S249P 1.09 0.80 249 S249Q 1.200.94 249 S249R 1.07 1.03 249 S249T 1.17 0.91 249 S249V 1.01 0.74 249S249W 1.13 0.77 249 S249Y 1.07 0.87 250 Y250A 0.99 1.21 250 Y250C 1.031.12 250 Y250D 0.97 1.29 250 Y250E 1.13 1.33 250 Y250F 1.29 1.28 250Y250G 1.09 1.33 250 Y250I 1.35 1.27 250 Y250K 1.07 1.48 250 Y250L 1.021.32 250 Y250M 1.35 1.39 250 Y250N 1.05 1.40 250 Y250P 0.71 1.05 250Y250Q 1.01 1.54 250 Y250R 0.99 1.55 250 Y250S 1.02 1.41 250 Y250T

250 Y250V

250 Y250W 0.99 1.35 252 R252A 1.12 1.08 252 R252C 0.97 0.81 252 R252D0.89 0.86 252 R252E 1.09 1.12 252 R252F 1.01 0.89 252 R252G 0.76 1.00252 R252I 1.07 0.97 252 R252K 1.19 1.21 252 R252L 1.32 0.96 252 R252M0.98 0.96 252 R252N 1.15 0.97 252 R252P 0.72 0.83 252 R252Q 1.16 1.04252 R252S 1.04 1.01 252 R252T 1.09 0.99 252 R252V 1.01 0.94 252 R252Y1.14 0.86 253 S253A 1.09 0.97 253 S253D 1.07 1.04 253 S253E

253 S253F 1.19 0.82 253 S253G 1.18 0.92 253 S253H 1.13 0.97 253 S253I1.13 0.84 253 S253K 1.10 1.01 253 S253L 1.09 0.79 253 S253M

253 S253N 1.06 1.03 253 S253P 0.95 0.90 253 S253Q 1.13 0.93 253 S253T1.14 0.97 253 S253V 1.15 0.90 253 S253W 1.04 0.87 253 S253Y 1.34 0.94254 Q254A 0.98 0.88 254 Q254C 0.94 0.66 254 Q254D 1.10 0.90 254 Q254E1.29 0.89 254 Q254F 1.23 0.74 254 Q254G 1.15 0.77 254 Q254H 1.04 0.94254 Q254I 1.12 0.91 254 Q254K 1.00 0.99 254 Q254L 1.09 0.82 254 Q254M0.94 0.89 254 Q254N 1.17 0.90 254 Q254R 1.05 0.98 254 Q254S 1.07 0.98254 Q254T 1.21 0.65 254 Q254V 1.31 0.92 254 Q254W 1.17 0.69 254 Q254Y1.03 0.87 255 T255A 1.09 0.73 255 T255C 0.89 0.78 255 T255D

255 T255E 1.09 0.64 255 T255F 1.30 0.68 255 T255G 1.15 0.73 255 T255H1.10 0.74 255 T255I 1.18 0.70 255 T255K 1.27 0.83 255 T255L 0.97 0.73255 T255M 0.98 0.72 255 T255N 0.83 0.76 255 T255P 0.77 0.59 255 T255R1.12 0.85 255 T255S 1.10 0.84 255 T255V 1.17 0.70 255 T255W 1.27 0.74255 T255Y 1.02 0.72 257 K257A 1.08 0.67 257 K257C 0.89 0.49 257 K257D1.16 0.75 257 K257E 1.15 0.76 257 K257F 1.03 0.92 257 K257G 0.97 0.73257 K257H 1.12 0.69 257 K257I 1.09 0.59 257 K257L 1.26 0.74 257 K257M1.29 0.79 257 K257N 1.16 0.83 257 K257P 0.62 0.38 257 K257Q 1.18 0.82257 K257R 1.03 0.89 257 K257S 1.29 0.71 257 K257T 1.04 0.77 257 K257V1.31 0.78 257 K257W 0.99 0.72 258 P258A 0.97 1.08 258 P258C 1.17 0.85258 P258D 1.33 1.10 258 P258E 0.95 1.05 258 P258F 0.96 0.75 258 P258G1.30 1.02 258 P258H 1.38 1.13 258 P258I 1.27 0.25 258 P258K 1.29 1.11258 P258L 1.08 0.61 258 P258M 1.09 0.91 258 P258N 1.07 1.01 258 P258Q1.31 1.13 258 P258R 1.02 1.13 258 P258S 1.12 1.08 258 P258T 1.27 1.10258 P258V 1.29 0.80 258 P258W 1.14 0.87 258 P258Y 1.16 1.08 268 Y268A0.86 1.39 268 Y268C 0.47 1.10 268 Y268D 0.59 1.44 268 Y268E 0.55 1.47268 Y268F 1.28 1.07 268 Y268G 1.03 1.21 268 Y268H 0.87 1.24 268 Y268I

268 Y268K 0.78 1.90 268 Y268L 0.72 1.10 268 Y268M 0.97 1.15 268 Y268N0.69 1.51 268 Y268P 0.78 1.41 268 Y268Q 0.71 1.30 268 Y268R 0.76 1.49268 Y268S 1.06 1.22 268 Y268T 0.99 1.12 268 Y268V 0.88 0.99 268 Y268W0.97 1.07 272 K272A

0.73 272 K272C

0.68 272 K272D

0.86 272 K272E

0.85 272 K272F

0.56 272 K272G

0.60 272 K272H

0.78 272 K272I

0.81 272 K272M

0.77 272 K272N

0.67 272 K272P

0.38 272 K272R 0.90 0.86 272 K272S

0.79 272 K272T

0.99 272 K272V

0.64 272 K272W

0.48 272 K272Y

0.66 274 H274A 0.66 1.40 274 H274C 0.65 0.68 274 H274D 0.64 1.20 274H274E 0.86 1.14 274 H274F 0.88 1.00 274 H274G 0.56 1.36 274 H274I 0.761.39 274 H274K 0.85 1.60 274 H274L 0.87 1.40 274 H274N 0.67 1.50 274H274P

0.50 274 H274Q 0.84 1.47 274 H274R 0.80 1.50 274 H274S 0.67 1.28 274H274T 0.69 1.38 274 H274W 1.26 0.79 274 H274Y 1.05 1.07 275 N275A 0.321.01 275 N275C 0.22 0.68 275 N275D 0.08 1.03 275 N275E

0.98 275 N275F

0.81 275 N275G 0.18 1.00 275 N275H 0.60 1.10 275 N275I 0.15 0.87 275N275K 0.22 1.22 275 N275L 0.20 1.02 275 N275M 0.20 0.96 275 N275P

0.37 275 N275Q 0.21 0.96 275 N275R 0.28 1.04 275 N275S 0.28 0.92 275N275T 0.19 0.79 275 N275V 0.19 0.76 275 N275W

0.76 275 N275Y 0.89 0.93 279 K279C

0.54 279 K279E

0.91 279 K279F

0.70 279 K279G

0.85 279 K279H

0.36 279 K279I

0.68 279 K279L

0.52 279 K279M

0.71 279 K279N

0.91 279 K279P

0.46 279 K279Q

0.86 279 K279S

0.94 279 K279T

0.92 279 K279V

0.78 279 K279W

0.76 279 K279Y

0.78 283 T283A 1.06 0.97 283 T283C 1.16 0.78 283 T283D 0.92 1.03 283T283E 0.95 1.01 283 T283G 0.97 1.01 283 T283H 1.09 0.84 283 T283I 1.100.72 283 T283K 1.14 1.01 283 T283L 1.07 0.76 283 T283M 1.26 0.93 283T283N 1.29 0.96 283 T283P 0.46 0.56 283 T283R 0.82 1.08 283 T283S 1.021.06 283 T283V 1.23 0.81 283 T283W 1.07 0.75 283 T283Y 1.01 1.04 285S285A 0.93 0.80 285 S285C 0.73 0.61 285 S285D 0.91 1.09 285 S285E 1.330.89 285 S285F 1.18 1.02 285 S285H 0.98 1.10 285 S285I 0.84 0.52 285S285K 1.16 0.84 285 S285L 0.85 0.54 285 S285M 0.98 0.76 285 S285Q 1.381.22 285 S285R 0.84 0.96 285 S285T 0.98 0.79 285 S285V 0.70 0.63 285S285W 1.13 1.08 285 S285Y 0.97 1.49 293 N293A 1.02 0.93 293 N293C 0.780.69 293 N293D 1.08 0.89 293 N293E 0.87 0.92 293 N293F 0.89 0.70 293N293G 1.31 0.92 293 N293H 1.12 1.05 293 N293I 0.94 0.75 293 N293K 1.421.41 293 N293L 0.87 0.81 293 N293M 0.95 1.07 293 N293P 0.97 0.40 293N293Q 1.14 1.06 293 N293R 0.86 1.37 293 N293S 0.93 0.95 293 N293T 1.101.12 293 N293V 1.04 0.82 293 N293W 1.09 0.78 293 N293Y 1.19 0.74 294K294A 0.83 0.92 294 K294C 0.83 0.50 294 K294D 0.82 0.57 294 K294E 0.830.68 294 K294F 0.69 0.59 294 K294G 0.92 0.75 294 K294H 0.84 0.90 294K294I 1.08 0.71 294 K294L 0.80 0.92 294 K294M 1.12 0.80 294 K294N 0.970.83 294 K294P

294 K294Q 0.88 0.87 294 K294R 1.18 0.90 294 K294S 0.95 0.83 294 K294T0.83 0.16 294 K294V 0.89 0.73 294 K294W 1.23 0.66 294 K294Y 0.76 0.82297 T297C 0.86 0.53 297 T297D 0.70 0.98 297 T297E 0.93 0.84 297 T297F1.01 0.68 297 T297G 1.17 0.78 297 T297H 0.80 1.01 297 T297I 1.07 0.84297 T297K 0.93 1.14 297 T297L 0.89 0.97 297 T297M 0.99 0.91 297 T297N0.78 1.03 297 T297P 0.97 0.48 297 T297Q 1.01 0.89 297 T297R 1.03 1.14297 T297S 0.92 1.00 297 T297V 1.01 0.86 297 T297W 0.98 0.60 297 T297Y0.91 0.93 300 K300A 0.99 0.79 300 K300C 0.95 0.39 300 K300D 0.91 0.61300 K300E 0.86 0.78 300 K300F 0.74 0.63 300 K300G 0.98 0.62 300 K300H1.04 0.83 300 K300I 1.02 0.82 300 K300L 0.91 0.73 300 K300M 1.17 0.80300 K300N 1.02 0.80 300 K300P

300 K300Q 0.90 0.86 300 K300R 1.20 0.92 300 K300S 0.93 0.80 300 K300T1.16 0.87 300 K300V 1.15 0.84 300 K300W 0.97 0.57 301 S301A 1.10 0.89301 S301E 1.12 0.94 301 S301F 1.44 0.68 301 S301G 1.02 1.05 301 S301H1.12 0.87 301 S301I 1.28 0.74 301 S301K 1.08 1.05 301 S301L 1.09 0.97301 S301M 1.09 0.87 301 S301N 1.16 0.64 301 S301P 1.21 0.61 301 S301Q1.18 0.95 301 S301R 1.35 0.89 301 S301T 1.23 0.85 301 S301V 1.18 0.81301 S301W 1.27 0.75 301 S301Y 1.10 0.80 306 D306A 0.82 0.40 306 D306C0.74 0.30 306 D306E 0.80 0.71 306 D306F 0.71 0.10 306 D306G 0.76 0.26306 D306H 0.84 0.35 306 D306I 0.80 0.18 306 D306K 0.77 0.41 306 D306L0.78 0.18 306 D306N 1.15 0.89 306 D306P 0.82 0.39 306 D306Q 1.03 0.43306 D306R 0.82 0.27 306 D306S 0.81 0.50 306 D306T 0.88 0.29 306 D306V0.99 0.22 306 D306W

306 D306Y 0.94 0.12 309 T309A

309 T309C 1.15 0.59 309 T309D 1.27 0.89 309 T309E 0.95 0.91 309 T309F1.15 0.80 309 T309G 1.17 1.00 309 T309H 0.94 0.97 309 T309I 1.17 0.82309 T309K 1.18 1.08 309 T309L 1.15 0.95 309 T309M 1.15 0.97 309 T309N1.20 0.99 309 T309P 0.93 0.20 309 T309Q 1.19 0.98 309 T309R 1.12 1.08309 T309S 1.00 1.04 309 T309V 1.38 0.95 309 T309W 1.08 0.77 309 T309Y1.11 0.94 312 T312A 1.01 1.00 312 T312C 0.99 0.70 312 T312D 1.03 0.96312 T312E 1.15 0.95 312 T312F 1.05 0.92 312 T312G 1.18 1.07 312 T312H1.30 0.99 312 T312K 0.83 0.25 312 T312L 1.08 0.95 312 T312M 0.98 0.91312 T312N 1.04 0.99 312 T312P 0.74 0.85 312 T312Q 1.05 0.94 312 T312R1.13 1.00 312 T312S 1.29 0.99 312 T312V 1.40 0.87 312 T312W 1.14 0.83312 T312Y 1.31 0.92 313 N313A 1.01 0.93 313 N313C 0.95 0.63 313 N313D0.95 0.51 313 N313E 1.05 0.90 313 N313F 1.06 0.64 313 N313G 1.25 0.96313 N313H 1.25 0.94 313 N313I 1.44 0.55 313 N313K 1.12 0.85 313 N313L1.21 0.85 313 N313M 1.02 0.89 313 N313P 1.05 0.81 313 N313Q 1.00 1.00313 N313R 1.19 1.13 313 N313S 1.25 1.05 313 N313V 1.28 0.74 313 N313W1.01 0.67 313 N313Y 1.10 0.90 317 K317A 0.98 0.94 317 K317C 0.83 0.54317 K317D 0.82 0.86 317 K317E 0.78 0.91 317 K317F 0.92 0.84 317 K317G0.91 0.88 317 K317L 1.10 0.86 317 K317M 1.02 0.95 317 K317N 1.03 0.92317 K317P 0.86 0.80 317 K317Q 0.76 0.94 317 K317R 0.78 0.89 317 K317S1.04 0.93 317 K317T 0.94 0.88 317 K317V 1.00 0.93 317 K317W 1.08 0.83317 K317Y 1.05 0.93 318 D318A 0.93 1.38 318 D318E 0.90 1.09 318 D318F0.78 1.22 318 D318G 0.91 1.39 318 D318H 1.12 1.10 318 D318I 0.75 1.40318 D318K 0.65 1.73 318 D318L 1.00 1.31 318 D318M 0.90 1.26 318 D318N0.92 1.19 318 D318P 0.61 0.37 318 D318Q 0.93 1.14 318 D318R 0.71 1.54318 D318S 1.11 1.37 318 D318T 1.40 1.32 318 D318V 0.81 1.34 318 D318W0.90 1.07 318 D318Y 1.10 1.33 319 Q319A 1.02 1.13 319 Q319C 0.73 1.38319 Q319D 0.85 1.31 319 Q319E 0.98 1.20 319 Q319F 0.87 1.11 319 Q319G1.14 1.03 319 Q319H 0.94 1.28 319 Q319I 0.94 1.32 319 Q319K 1.10 1.52319 Q319L 0.95 1.11 319 Q319M 0.90 1.09 319 Q319N 0.91 1.12 319 Q319P1.13 0.57 319 Q319R 1.18 1.44 319 Q319S 0.91 1.12 319 Q319T 0.98 1.10319 Q319V 1.07 1.08 319 Q319W 1.05 1.08 319 Q319Y 1.04 1.41 320 P320A1.02 0.96 320 P320C 1.01 0.75 320 P320D 0.74 0.91 320 P320E 1.04 0.85320 P320F 0.76 0.77 320 P320G 1.00 1.00 320 P320H 1.00 1.18 320 P320I0.86 0.80 320 P320K 0.96 1.23 320 P320L 0.87 0.83 320 P320M 1.04 0.60320 P320Q 0.95 1.08 320 P320R 0.79 1.25 320 P320S 1.16 1.03 320 P320T1.11 1.28 320 P320V 1.08 0.88 320 P320W 0.90 1.03 320 P320Y 1.05 1.03338 L338A 1.36 1.29 338 L338C 1.24 0.67 338 L338D 1.00 0.94 338 L338E0.87 0.65 338 L338F 0.90 0.17 338 L338G 1.38 1.34 338 L338H

338 L338I 1.12 1.32 338 L338K

338 L338M 1.20 1.27 338 L338P 1.11 1.23 338 L338Q 0.96 0.61 338 L338R

338 L338S 1.13 1.51 338 L338T 1.42 1.05 338 L338V 1.14 1.55 338 L338W0.98 0.14 338 L338Y 1.15 0.11 339 Q339A 1.08 1.13 339 Q339C 0.88 0.79339 Q339D 0.93 0.11 339 Q339E 1.07 0.84 339 Q339F 0.86 0.55 339 Q339G1.17 1.21 339 Q339H 1.03 1.04 339 Q339K 1.26 1.13 339 Q339L 1.12 0.70339 Q339M 0.93 0.81 339 Q339P 1.02 1.24 339 Q339R 0.81 0.35 339 Q339S1.02 1.02 339 Q339T 1.35 1.01 339 Q339V 1.23 0.76 339 Q339W

339 Q339Y 1.14 0.78 340 S340A 1.23 1.43 340 S340C 0.74 0.75 340 S340D0.97 1.63 340 S340E 0.92 1.58 340 S340F 0.83 0.82 340 S340H 1.12 1.45340 S340I 1.07 1.07 340 S340K 0.99 1.76 340 S340L

340 S340M 1.24 1.20 340 S340N 1.10 1.75 340 S340P 0.69 0.81 340 S340Q1.21 1.76 340 S340T 1.21 1.14 340 S340V 1.00 1.09 340 S340Y 1.02 0.97343 D343A 0.96 0.35 343 D343C 1.32 0.74 343 D343E 1.00 1.07 343 D343F0.91 0.79 343 D343H 0.98 1.02 343 D343I 1.27 0.88 343 D343L 0.95 1.08343 D343M 0.99 1.02 343 D343N 1.05 0.88 343 D343P 1.30 1.03 343 D343Q1.14 1.01 343 D343R 1.25 1.03 343 D343T 1.08 0.98 343 D343W 1.00 0.64343 D343Y 1.29 0.82 345 W345A 1.05 0.90 345 W345C 0.97 0.43 345 W345D1.10 1.15 345 W345E 1.06 1.24 345 W345F 1.07 0.55 345 W345H 1.15 1.10345 W345I 1.28 0.90 345 W345K

345 W345L 1.07 0.99 345 W345M 1.02 1.01 345 W345N 1.07 1.10 345 W345P1.00 0.94 345 W345Q 1.26 1.10 345 W345S 1.01 1.12 345 W345T 1.15 1.15345 W345V 1.16 1.02 363 C363A 0.84 1.06 363 C363D 0.87 1.74 363 C363E0.99 1.34 363 C363F 0.83 1.03 363 C363G 0.61 0.83 363 C363H 0.78 0.76363 C363I 0.92 0.63 363 C363L 0.73 0.89 363 C363M 0.97 1.36 363 C363N0.92 1.86 363 C363P

363 C363Q 0.88 1.78 363 C363R

363 C363S 0.88 1.35 363 C363T 1.15 0.18 363 C363V 1.02 0.99 363 C363W0.35 0.70 363 C363Y 0.92 0.12 366 Y366A 0.96 1.14 366 Y366C 0.46 0.37366 Y366D 0.52 1.18 366 Y366E 0.91 1.18 366 Y366F 0.91 0.87 366 Y366G0.94 1.08 366 Y366H 1.07 1.12 366 Y366I 0.85 0.87 366 Y366K 0.72 0.82366 Y366L 0.77 0.61 366 Y366M 0.92 0.79 366 Y366N 1.03 0.91 366 Y366P0.54 0.78 366 Y366Q 1.03 1.49 366 Y366R 0.96 0.96 366 Y366S 1.07 1.02366 Y366T 1.01 0.91 366 Y366V 1.04 0.94 366 Y366W 1.11 0.99 369 Y369A

369 Y369C 0.44 0.16 369 Y369E 0.98 0.87 369 Y369F 1.03 0.79 369 Y369G0.86 0.33 369 Y369H 0.89 0.78 369 Y369I 1.33 0.91 369 Y369K 1.07 0.80369 Y369M 1.06 1.02 369 Y369P 0.49 0.20 369 Y369Q 1.07 0.79 369 Y369R1.11 0.95 369 Y369S 0.89 0.60 369 Y369T 1.28 0.68 369 Y369V 1.17 0.91369 Y369W 1.09 0.95 370 Y370A 1.03 1.21 370 Y370C 0.44 0.19 370 Y370D0.48 1.35 370 Y370E 0.98 1.35 370 Y370F 0.90 0.73 370 Y370G 1.21 1.18370 Y370H 0.96 1.36 370 Y370I 0.99 1.00 370 Y370K 0.93 1.65 370 Y370L0.93 0.88 370 Y370M 0.91 1.04 370 Y370N 1.04 1.41 370 Y370P 0.44 0.67370 Y370Q 0.87 1.51 370 Y370S 1.06 1.50 370 Y370T 1.07 1.10 370 Y370V1.05 1.13 370 Y370W 0.94 0.91 375 Y375A 1.03 1.39 375 Y375C 0.59 0.48375 Y375D 0.96 1.52 375 Y375E 0.96 1.48 375 Y375F 0.90 1.00 375 Y375G0.90 0.98 375 Y375H 0.98 1.16 375 Y375I 0.94 1.06 375 Y375K 0.96 1.43375 Y375L 1.03 1.07 375 Y375M 0.98 1.05 375 Y375N 0.92 1.48 375 Y375P0.92 0.89 375 Y375Q 0.92 1.56 375 Y375R 0.77 1.61 375 Y375S 0.92 1.29375 Y375T 1.25 1.04 375 Y375W 0.98 0.88 379 S379A 1.01 1.02 379 S379C0.60 0.44 379 S379D 0.92 0.96 379 S379E 0.99 1.01 379 S379F 0.48 0.43379 S379G 0.90 0.91 379 S379H

379 S379I 0.80 0.70 379 S379K 1.00 1.12 379 S379L 0.84 0.56 379 S379M0.87 0.80 379 S379N 1.03 0.98 379 S379P 0.61 0.39 379 S379Q 0.94 0.98379 S379R 0.96 1.01 379 S379T 1.07 0.95 379 S379V 0.90 0.75 379 S379W0.70 0.35 379 S379Y 0.92 0.59 381 K381A 0.85 0.78 381 K381C 0.86 0.35381 K381D 0.87 0.65 381 K381E 0.93 0.81 381 K381F 0.96 0.20 381 K381G0.96 0.82 381 K381H 1.13 0.73 381 K381I 0.98 0.36 381 K381L 0.95 0.38381 K381M 0.93 0.56 381 K381N 0.87 0.68 381 K381P 1.18 0.39 381 K381Q1.03 0.90 381 K381R 1.20 0.95 381 K381S 1.18 0.89 381 K381T 1.01 0.60381 K381V 1.00 0.43 381 K381W 0.90 0.22 381 K381Y 0.87 0.63 385 D385A1.01 0.88 385 D385C

385 D385E 0.89 1.05 385 D385F 0.73 0.54 385 D385G 1.05 0.88 385 D385H0.96 0.99 385 D385I 0.46 0.15 385 D385K 1.00 1.06 385 D385L 0.96 0.47385 D385N 0.91 0.96 385 D385P

385 D385Q 1.02 1.01 385 D385R 0.86 0.95 385 D385S 1.10 1.00 385 D385T1.22 0.92 385 D385V 0.85 0.43 385 D385W 0.98 0.53 386 P386A 0.90 0.80386 P386C 0.72 0.69 386 P386D 0.85 0.94 386 P386E 0.94 0.87 386 P386F0.72 0.66 386 P386G 1.02 0.77 386 P386H 0.89 0.93 386 P386I 1.12 0.73386 P386K 1.22 0.87 386 P386L 0.96 0.73 386 P386M 0.94 0.70 386 P386N0.91 0.86 386 P386Q 0.95 0.86 386 P386S 0.83 0.82 386 P386T 1.00 0.54386 P386V 1.11 0.79 386 P386W 0.90 0.44 386 P386Y 0.91 0.78 391 R391A0.58 0.22 391 R391C 0.28 0.12 391 R391E

0.08 391 R391G 0.42 0.16 391 R391H 0.59 0.29 391 R391K 0.88 0.59 391R391L

391 R391N 0.71 0.38 391 R391P

391 R391Q 0.62 0.28 391 R391S

0.33 391 R391T 0.67 0.25 391 R391V 0.24 0.09 391 R391W

391 R391Y

392 R392A 0.89 0.73 392 R392C 0.74 0.66 392 R392E 0.79 0.46 392 R392F1.03 0.43 392 R392G 0.99 0.65 392 R392H 0.86 0.96 392 R392I 1.08 0.57392 R392K 1.10 1.09 392 R392L 0.91 0.63 392 R392M 1.07 0.72 392 R392N0.89 0.90 392 R392P 0.67 0.31 392 R392Q 1.12 0.75 392 R392S 1.00 0.73392 R392T 1.00 0.91 392 R392V 0.89 0.48 392 R392W 0.68 0.23 392 R392Y1.00 0.60 393 D393A 0.98 0.77 393 D393C 0.69 0.48 393 D393E 0.92 0.81393 D393F 0.84 0.61 393 D393G 1.08 0.75 393 D393H 0.88 0.75 393 D393I

393 D393K 1.09 0.80 393 D393L 1.04 0.70 393 D393N

393 D393P

393 D393Q 1.00 0.82 393 D393R 0.88 0.64 393 D393S 0.92 0.91 393 D393T1.12 0.90 393 D393V 1.04 0.63 393 D393W 0.95 0.66 393 D393Y 1.01 0.66394 Y394A 0.91 0.86 394 Y394D 0.98 0.84 394 Y394E 0.92 1.03 394 Y394F1.07 0.98 394 Y394G 1.13 0.85 394 Y394H 1.04 0.99 394 Y394I 1.11 0.95394 Y394K 1.09 1.07 394 Y394L 1.22 1.11 394 Y394M 0.74 0.23 394 Y394N1.00 1.01 394 Y394P

394 Y394Q 1.09 1.13 394 Y394S 1.11 1.15 394 Y394V 3.00 0.75 394 Y394W1.11 1.16 400 H400A 1.24 0.89 400 H400C 1.16 0.73 400 H400D 1.05 0.82400 H400E 0.99 0.95 400 H400F 1.01 0.94 400 H400G 0.90 0.83 400 H400I1.04 0.91 400 H400K 0.92 1.03 400 H400L 0.90 0.88 400 H400M 1.01 0.91400 H400N 1.26 0.92 400 H400P

400 H400Q 0.96 0.94 400 H400R 1.03 0.87 400 H400S 0.94 0.92 400 H400T0.95 0.88 400 H400V 1.28 0.91 400 H400W 1.17 0.80 400 H400Y 1.15 0.92402 Y402A 1.07 0.97 402 Y402C 0.92 0.76 402 Y402D 0.90 0.80 402 Y402E1.09 0.77 402 Y402F 0.89 0.82 402 Y402G 0.92 0.81 402 Y402H 1.21 0.91402 Y402I 1.36 0.75 402 Y402K 0.95 0.84 402 Y402L 1.09 0.49 402 Y402M1.14 0.88 402 Y402N 1.06 0.86 402 Y402P 1.03 0.28 402 Y402Q 0.98 0.83402 Y402R 1.16 0.75 402 Y402T 1.32 1.02 402 Y402V 1.40 0.95 402 Y402W1.24 0.89 403 L403A 1.20 0.89 403 L403C 1.10 0.98 403 L403D 1.03 0.95403 L403E 1.26 0.93 403 L403F 1.03 0.74 403 L403G 1.22 0.96 403 L403H1.10 0.90 403 L403M 1.11 0.99 403 L403N 0.98 0.95 403 L403P 0.78 0.47403 L403Q 1.24 0.98 403 L403R 1.36 1.01 403 L403S 1.17 1.00 403 L403T1.53 0.99 403 L403V 1.34 1.00 403 L403W 1.15 0.85 403 L403Y 1.16 0.97404 D404A 1.12 0.73 404 D404C 1.28 0.61 404 D404E 1.38 0.78 404 D404G1.25 0.77 404 D404I 1.20 0.84 404 D404K 1.10 0.83 404 D404L 1.09 0.91404 D404M 1.13 0.76 404 D404N 1.13 0.98 404 D404P 1.05 0.56 404 D404Q1.17 0.91 404 D404R 1.15 0.77 404 D404S 1.19 0.99 404 D404V 1.28 0.79404 D404W 1.05 0.76 404 D404Y 1.08 0.81 406 S406A 0.99 0.99 406 S406C1.11 0.85 406 S406D 0.93 1.02 406 S406E 0.95 0.91 406 S406F 0.86 0.88406 S406G 0.93 0.86 406 S406H 0.88 0.98 406 S406I 0.92 0.91 406 S406K0.95 0.82 406 S406L 0.94 0.98 406 S406M 0.89 0.90 406 S406N 1.09 0.94406 S406P 0.91 0.93 406 S406Q

406 S406T 1.18 0.97 406 S406V 1.14 0.87 406 S406Y 0.99 0.80 407 D407C1.14 0.41 407 D407E 0.82 0.59 407 D407F 0.88 0.35 407 D407G 1.10 0.38407 D407H 0.85 0.63 407 D407I 1.05 0.22 407 D407K 1.00 0.44 407 D407L0.91 0.18 407 D407M 1.05 0.37 407 D407N 1.11 0.96 407 D407P

407 D407Q 0.94 0.53 407 D407R 0.78 0.36 407 D407S 0.93 0.65 407 D407T1.06 0.49 407 D407V 0.93 0.29 407 D407W 1.06 0.20 407 D407Y 0.85 0.38410 G410A 0.90 1.00 410 G410C 1.04 0.81 410 G410D

410 G410E

410 G410F 0.96 0.22 410 G410H 0.93 0.34 410 G410I

410 G410L

410 G410M 1.13 0.35 410 G410N 0.99 0.27 410 G410P

410 G410Q 1.05 0.14 410 G410R 0.98 0.27 410 G410T 1.08 0.70 410 G410V1.10 0.42 410 G410W

410 G410Y 0.92 0.49 413 R413A 1.02 1.06 413 R413D 0.71 0.40 413 R413E0.86 0.67 413 R413G 1.19 0.33 413 R413H 1.06 0.95 413 R413I 0.96 0.75413 R413K 1.08 0.95 413 R413L 1.02 0.96 413 R413M 0.81 0.81 413 R413N0.93 0.72 413 R413P

413 R413Q 0.81 0.35 413 R413S 0.85 0.87 413 R413T

0.74 413 R413V 0.93 0.73 413 R413W 0.92 0.41 413 R413Y 0.73 0.49 414E414A 1.06 0.70 414 E414C 1.05 0.55 414 E414D 1.13 0.75 414 E414F 0.810.59 414 E414G 0.82 0.68 414 E414H 0.89 0.65 414 E414I 0.98 0.60 414E414K 0.96 0.65 414 E414L 1.16 0.71 414 E414M 0.88 0.72 414 E414N 0.990.57 414 E414P 0.85 0.60 414 E414Q 0.85 0.70 414 E414R 1.00 0.65 414E414S 0.91 0.63 414 E414T 0.79 0.67 414 E414W 1.03 0.25 414 E414Y 0.780.58 416 V416A 0.93 0.67 416 V416C 0.94 0.61 416 V416D 1.05 0.71 416V416F

416 V416H 0.92 0.78 416 V416I 0.83 0.74 416 V416K 0.71 0.65 416 V416L0.96 0.81 416 V416M 1.06 0.78 416 V416N 0.92 0.66 416 V416P 1.18 0.53416 V416Q 1.02 0.74 416 V416R 1.02 0.29 416 V416S 1.15 0.46 416 V416T1.01 0.65 416 V416W 0.83 0.55 416 V416Y 0.89 0.69 419 K419A 1.36 1.29419 K419C 1.24 0.67 419 K419D 1.00 0.94 419 K419E 0.87 0.65 419 K419F0.90 0.17 419 K419H

419 K419I 1.12 1.32 419 K419L

419 K419M 1.20 1.27 419 K419N

419 K419P 1.11 1.23 419 K419Q 0.96 0.61 419 K419R

419 K419S 1.13 1.51 419 K419T 1.42 1.05 419 K419V 1.14 1.55 419 K419W0.98 0.14 419 K419Y 1.15 0.11 422 S422A 0.64 0.97 422 S422C 0.96 0.71422 S422D 0.97 0.96 422 S422E 1.31 0.78 422 S422F 0.96 0.71 422 S422G1.20 0.99 422 S422H 1.06 0.66 422 S422I 1.11 0.85 422 S422K 1.16 0.96422 S422L 0.99 0.74 422 S422M 1.04 0.94 422 S422N 1.12 1.03 422 S422P0.84 0.70 422 S422Q 0.15 0.82 422 S422R 1.02 0.94 422 S422T 0.97 0.92422 S422V 1.17 0.88 422 S422W 0.96 0.70 422 S422Y 1.09 0.92 427 L427A0.93 0.66 427 L427C 1.02 0.68 427 L427D

427 L427E 0.86 0.27 427 L427F 0.89 0.30 427 L427G 0.63 0.26 427 L427H

427 L427I 1.08 0.64 427 L427K

427 L427M 0.86 0.79 427 L427N 0.76 0.31 427 L427P 1.13 0.06 427 L427Q0.95 0.53 427 L427R

427 L427S 0.78 0.27 427 L427T 0.80 0.70 427 L427V 0.82 0.72 427 L427W

427 L427Y

433 G433A 1.27 1.08 433 G433C 1.15 0.69 433 G433D 1.05 0.96 433 G433E0.92 0.99 433 G433F 1.04 0.92 433 G433H 1.27 0.99 433 G433I 1.37 0.86433 G433K 1.27 1.05 433 G433L 1.30 0.90 433 G433M 1.23 1.01 433 G433N1.07 0.75 433 G433P 1.13 0.95 433 G433Q 0.78 0.99 433 G433R 1.00 0.91433 G433S 1.17 0.96 433 G433T 1.17 0.90 433 G433V 1.27 0.95 433 G433Y1.26 1.01 436 K436A 0.92 0.94 436 K436C 0.90 0.84 436 K436D 0.86 0.93436 K436E 0.70 0.87 436 K436F 0.81 0.64 436 K436G 0.84 0.77 436 K436H1.09 0.89 436 K436I 1.08 0.81 436 K436L 1.01 0.78 436 K436M 0.76 0.85436 K436N 0.98 0.92 436 K436P 0.88 0.71 436 K436Q 1.01 0.96 436 K436R1.06 0.79 436 K436S 0.75 0.92 436 K436T 0.95 0.90 436 K436V 0.98 0.87436 K436W 1.07 0.71 436 K436Y 0.99 0.80 439 Y439A 1.02 0.78 439 Y439D1.01 0.85 439 Y439E

439 Y439F 0.77 0.78 439 Y439G 1.01 0.77 439 Y439H 0.96 0.73 439 Y439I

439 Y439K 0.96 0.74 439 Y439L

439 Y439M 1.04 0.77 439 Y439N 0.96 0.83 439 Y439P 0.87 0.85 439 Y439Q0.90 0.88 439 Y439R 0.75 0.80 439 Y439S 0.94 0.82 439 Y439T 0.84 0.79439 Y439V 1.04 0.70 439 Y439W 0.86 0.72 442 K442A 1.38 0.98 442 K442C

442 K442F 1.04 0.97 442 K442G 1.23 1.02 442 K442H 1.07 1.04 442 K442I1.13 0.93 442 K442N 1.39 1.03 442 K442P 1.11 1.03 442 K442Q 1.11 1.05442 K442R 1.33 1.01 442 K442S 1.24 1.07 442 K442T 1.34 1.06 442 K442V1.20 0.99 442 K442W 1.32 0.98 442 K442Y 1.24 1.08 445 A445C 0.98 0.83445 A445D 1.04 0.87 445 A445G 1.21 1.01 445 A445H 0.90 0.93 445 A445I1.25 0.84 445 A445K 1.20 0.11 445 A445L 1.17 0.92 445 A445N 1.20 0.91445 A445P 0.91 0.77 445 A445Q

445 A445R 0.91 0.89 445 A445S 1.16 0.94 445 A445T 1.29 0.88 445 A445V1.27 0.93 445 A445W 1.25 0.80 447 K447A 1.09 1.06 447 K447C 1.11 0.87447 K447D 1.00 0.99 447 K447F 1.09 0.84 447 K447G 1.06 0.94 447 K447H1.13 0.92 447 K447I 1.22 0.91 447 K447L 1.06 1.01 447 K447M 1.07 0.96447 K447N 1.43 0.97 447 K447Q 1.34 1.00 447 K447R 1.10 0.96 447 K447S0.90 0.92 447 K447T 1.21 0.37 447 K447V 0.69 0.86 447 K447W 1.31 0.89447 K447Y 1.21 0.96 448 V448A 0.98 0.96 448 V448C 1.36 0.98 448 V448D1.15 1.02 448 V448E

448 V448F 1.48 1.01 448 V448G 1.26 1.05 448 V448H 1.37 1.03 448 V448I1.44 0.97 448 V448K 1.20 1.07 448 V448L 1.04 1.08 448 V448M 1.13 0.97448 V448N 1.24 0.70 448 V448P 0.84 1.19 448 V448Q 1.18 1.16 448 V448R

448 V448S 1.20 1.10 448 V448T

448 V448W 1.08 0.89 448 V448Y 1.33 1.27 450 Y450A 0.95 0.94 450 Y450C1.22 0.84 450 Y450D 1.19 0.95 450 Y450E 1.01 0.92 450 Y450G 1.02 0.93450 Y450H 1.23 0.90 450 Y450K 1.18 0.94 450 Y450L 0.93 0.69 450 Y450M1.29 0.89 450 Y450N 1.23 0.96 450 Y450P 0.75 0.30 450 Y450Q 1.00 0.95450 Y450R 1.22 1.02 450 Y450S 1.22 1.01 450 Y450T 1.32 0.96 450 Y450V

450 Y450W 1.21 0.95 452 L452A 1.08 1.06 452 L452C 1.00 1.01 452 L452D0.98 1.08 452 L452E 0.75 0.55 452 L452F 0.79 0.93 452 L452G 1.07 1.00452 L452H 1.05 0.99 452 L452K 1.11 1.08 452 L452M 1.13 1.09 452 L452N1.06 1.28 452 L452P 1.02 0.78 452 L452Q 0.92 1.22 452 L452R 0.93 1.26452 L452S 0.86 1.21 452 L452T 1.02 1.18 452 L452V 1.14 1.14 452 L452Y1.17 1.07 455 N455A 1.07 1.04 455 N455C 0.85 0.89 455 N455D 1.07 0.97455 N455E 1.14 0.94 455 N455G 1.23 1.00 455 N455H 1.05 1.01 455 N455I1.23 0.95 455 N455K 1.10 1.08 455 N455L 1.06 0.97 455 N455M 0.95 0.96455 N455P 1.36 0.93 455 N455Q 0.96 0.91 455 N455R 1.13 1.02 455 N455S1.04 0.91 455 N455T 1.16 0.90 455 N455V 1.26 0.89 455 N455W 1.12 0.76455 N455Y 1.08 0.15 463 N463A 1.25 1.06 463 N463D 0.97 1.02 463 N463F1.04 0.87 463 N463G 1.04 1.00 463 N463H 1.12 0.99 463 N463I

463 N463K 1.07 1.00 463 N463L 1.16 1.01 463 N463M 1.24 1.08 463 N463P0.93 1.05 463 N463Q 0.98 1.04 463 N463R 0.95 0.93 463 N463S 1.27 0.96463 N463T 1.38 0.91 463 N463V 1.32 0.86 463 N463W 1.45 0.74 463 N463Y1.20 0.90 465 D465A 0.76 1.06 465 D465C 0.84 0.74 465 D465E 0.95 0.93465 D465F 0.78 0.89 465 D465G 1.35 0.92 465 D465H 1.06 0.92 465 D465I1.37 0.85 465 D465K 1.53 0.88 465 D465L 1.14 0.95 465 D465M 1.06 0.98465 D465N 1.32 0.93 465 D465P 1.13 0.71 465 D465Q 0.86 0.94 465 D465R1.18 0.90 465 D465S 0.87 0.98 465 D465T 1.42 0.92 465 D465V 1.24 0.93465 D465W 1.00 0.83 465 D465Y 1.06 0.93 469 E469A 1.16 1.01 469 E469C1.03 0.86 469 E469D 1.22 1.02 469 E469F 1.11 1.00 469 E469G 1.19 1.00469 E469H 1.04 0.96 469 E469K 1.16 0.96 469 E469L 1.10 0.98 469 E469M

469 E469N 1.19 0.47 469 E469P 0.85 1.05 469 E469Q 1.03 1.04 469 E469R1.01 0.75 469 E469S 0.91 1.08 469 E469T 1.15 1.06 469 E469V 1.15 1.08469 E469W 1.24 0.97 469 E469Y 1.35 1.09 471 K471A 1.09 1.09 471 K471C1.04 0.91 471 K471D 1.01 1.06 471 K471F 1.10 1.05 471 K471G 1.13 1.12471 K471H 1.00 1.10 471 K471I 1.22 1.02 471 K471L 0.99 1.07 471 K471M0.95 1.14 471 K471N 1.04 1.12 471 K471P 0.84 0.98 471 K471Q 0.90 1.08471 K471R 0.77 1.33 471 K471S 0.97 1.01 471 K471T 1.11 1.09 471 K471V1.28 1.11 471 K471Y 1.15 1.36 473 N473A 1.03 0.99 473 N473C 1.15 0.74473 N473D 1.14 0.98 473 N473E 1.20 0.99 473 N473F 1.10 0.83 473 N473G1.35 0.99 473 N473H 1.02 0.91 473 N473I 0.66 0.45 473 N473K 1.02 1.02473 N473L

0.97 473 N473M 1.11 1.00 473 N473P 1.01 0.95 473 N473Q 1.13 0.99 473N473R 1.08 1.05 473 N473S 1.15 0.98 473 N473T 1.04 1.04 473 N473V

473 N473W 0.85 0.64 473 N473Y 1.23 0.86 476 S476A 1.51 1.02 476 S476C0.91 0.89 476 S476D 0.98 0.91 476 S476E 1.08 0.91 476 S476F 1.09 0.87476 S476G 1.22 0.97 476 S476H 1.07 0.96 476 S476I 1.03 0.78 476 S476K1.01 0.97 476 S476L 1.46 0.93 476 S476M 1.58 1.08 476 S476N 1.61 0.98476 S476P 1.02 0.62 476 S476Q 1.13 1.03 476 S476R 1.01 1.08 476 S476T1.78 1.01 476 S476V 1.21 0.89 476 S476W 1.43 0.78 476 S476Y 1.79 0.94Table 26-5 lists AmyS variants which are combinable mutations (2,250)for the 152 positions. These variants have Performance index values 0.5for at least one property (activity or stability) and >0.05 for bothproperties.

TABLE 26-5 Combinable mutations in AmyS Stability Activity POS variantPI PI 5 N005A 0.95 0.32 5 N005C 0.98 0.29 5 N005E 1.04 0.43 5 N005F 0.790.15 5 N005G 0.88 0.34 5 N005H 0.89 0.43 5 N005I 1.00 0.10 5 N005K 0.900.34 5 N005L 1.04 0.10 5 N005M 0.84 0.18 5 N005P 1.10 0.40 5 N005Q 1.070.58 5 N005R 0.94 0.40 5 N005S 0.98 0.35 5 N005T 0.83 0.35 5 N005V 0.880.16 5 N005W 0.94 0.07 5 N005Y 1.07 0.21 6 G006A 1.10 1.59 6 G006D 1.141.64 6 G006E 1.08 1.93 6 G006H 0.95 2.29 6 G006I 1.23 1.47 6 G006K 0.932.36 6 G006L 1.15 1.61 6 G006M 1.11 1.60 6 G006N 1.21 1.61 6 G006P 1.102.47 6 G006Q 1.26 1.34 6 G006R 0.98 1.28 6 G006S 1.12 1.86 6 G006T 1.212.01 6 G006V 1.29 1.54 6 G006W 1.13 1.32 6 G006Y 1.07 1.88 13 E013A 0.321.01 13 E013C 0.22 0.68 13 E013D 0.08 1.03 13 E013G 0.18 1.00 13 E013H0.60 1.10 13 E013I 0.15 0.87 13 E013K 0.22 1.22 13 E013L 0.20 1.02 13E013M 0.20 0.96 13 E013Q 0.21 0.96 13 E013R 0.28 1.04 13 E013S 0.28 0.9213 E013T 0.19 0.79 13 E013V 0.19 0.76 13 E013W 0.05 0.76 13 E013Y 0.890.93 14 W014A 0.95 0.77 14 W014C 0.91 0.71 14 W014D 0.81 0.59 14 W014E0.95 1.07 14 W014F 1.06 1.25 14 W014G 0.97 0.88 14 W014I 1.12 0.40 14W014K 1.01 0.69 14 W014L 0.88 0.15 14 W014M 1.18 0.84 14 W014N 0.92 0.9914 W014P 0.84 0.98 14 W014Q 0.94 0.67 14 W014R 0.97 0.67 14 W014S 0.971.02 14 W014T 1.22 1.22 14 W014V 1.17 0.81 14 W014Y 1.08 1.71 15 Y015A1.05 1.48 15 Y015C 0.70 1.15 15 Y015D 0.77 1.82 15 Y015E 0.68 1.96 15Y015G 0.69 1.89 15 Y015H 1.01 1.85 15 Y015I 0.63 0.91 15 Y015K 0.74 1.5815 Y015L 0.67 0.76 15 Y015M 0.72 1.12 15 Y015N 0.99 1.88 15 Y015P 0.571.59 15 Y015Q 0.80 1.74 15 Y015R 0.72 1.60 15 Y015S 0.58 1.78 15 Y015T0.87 1.47 15 Y015W 0.95 1.44 16 L016A 0.81 1.31 16 L016D 0.93 1.12 16L016E 1.09 1.21 16 L016F 2.17 0.98 16 L016G 0.61 1.35 16 L016H 0.96 1.2116 L016I 0.79 1.12 16 L016K 0.79 1.41 16 L016M 0.94 1.15 16 L016N 0.921.32 16 L016P 0.35 1.30 16 L016Q 0.96 1.33 16 L016R 0.71 1.28 16 L016S0.94 1.19 16 L016T 0.87 1.32 16 L016V 0.87 1.16 16 L016W 0.75 0.99 16L016Y 0.97 1.10 18 D018A 1.08 0.89 18 D018F 0.68 0.58 18 D018G 0.88 0.8718 D018H 0.84 0.84 18 D018I 0.79 0.70 18 D018K 0.88 0.65 18 D018L 0.600.72 18 D018N 0.73 1.01 18 D018P 0.84 1.04 18 D018Q 0.80 1.00 18 D018R0.81 0.65 18 D018S 0.81 0.93 18 D018T 0.81 0.91 18 D018V 0.89 0.77 18D018W 0.72 0.51 18 D018Y 0.72 0.87 20 G020A 0.79 0.25 20 G020C 0.58 0.2420 G020D 0.92 0.96 20 G020E 0.89 0.95 20 G020F 0.65 0.13 20 G020H 0.750.11 20 G020I 0.96 0.28 20 G020M 0.69 0.10 20 G020N 0.78 0.09 20 G020Q0.61 0.07 20 G020T 0.82 0.09 20 G020V 0.77 0.19 20 G020W 0.80 0.69 25K025A 1.22 0.82 25 K025C 1.33 1.46 25 K025D 1.06 1.03 25 K025E 1.07 0.9525 K025F 1.00 0.58 25 K025G 1.27 0.97 25 K025H 1.03 1.06 25 K025L 1.120.64 25 K025M 1.03 0.61 25 K025N 0.91 1.06 25 K025P 0.98 0.55 25 K025Q1.24 1.07 25 K025R 1.08 0.96 25 K025S 1.07 0.98 25 K025T 1.14 0.89 25K025Y 0.98 0.65 27 A027C 0.79 0.55 27 A027D 1.01 0.95 27 A027E 0.93 0.9527 A027F 0.88 0.85 27 A027G 1.20 0.98 27 A027H 1.05 1.00 27 A027I 1.050.87 27 A027K 0.86 1.01 27 A027L 1.06 0.86 27 A027M 1.21 0.88 27 A027N1.06 1.00 27 A027P 1.13 0.43 27 A027Q 1.00 0.96 27 A027R 1.11 0.89 27A027S 1.16 0.97 27 A027T 1.20 0.90 27 A027V 1.20 0.82 27 A027W 1.13 0.7627 A027Y 0.97 0.28 29 E029A 1.05 0.50 29 E029D 0.94 1.11 29 E029G 0.750.37 29 E029H 0.83 0.83 29 E029K 1.05 0.89 29 E029L 0.76 0.22 29 E029M0.76 0.15 29 E029N 1.02 0.89 29 E029P 0.87 0.33 29 E029Q 1.04 0.86 29E029R 1.09 0.92 29 E029S 0.97 0.83 29 E029T 0.95 0.59 29 E029W 0.74 0.1036 L036A 0.95 0.85 36 L036C 0.83 0.43 36 L036D 0.91 0.27 36 L036E 0.900.40 36 L036F 1.14 0.90 36 L036G 0.92 0.34 36 L036H 0.92 0.77 36 L036I1.17 0.89 36 L036K 1.01 1.05 36 L036M 1.05 1.05 36 L036N 1.02 0.68 36L036P 0.90 0.06 36 L036Q 1.40 0.78 36 L036R 1.12 0.76 36 L036S 1.25 0.6936 L036T 1.11 0.64 36 L036V 0.88 0.97 36 L036W 0.92 0.63 36 L036Y 1.070.91 39 T039C 1.09 1.05 39 T039D 1.15 1.47 39 T039E 1.15 1.32 39 T039F1.16 0.48 39 T039G 1.23 1.05 39 T039H 1.16 1.10 39 T039K 1.12 1.10 39T039M 1.18 0.54 39 T039N 1.14 1.64 39 T039P 1.11 0.26 39 T039Q 1.20 1.4339 T039R 1.01 1.10 39 T039S 1.15 1.02 39 T039V 1.30 0.82 39 T039W 1.110.25 50 T050A 1.09 0.98 50 T050C 1.03 0.34 50 T050D 0.87 0.91 50 T050F0.86 0.43 50 T050G 1.00 1.18 50 T050H 0.97 0.82 50 T050I 1.24 0.61 50T050K 1.13 0.80 50 T050L 1.22 0.67 50 T050M 1.32 0.62 50 T050N 1.20 1.1250 T050P 1.03 0.99 50 T050Q 1.31 1.08 50 T050R 1.13 0.79 50 T050S 1.071.09 50 T050V 1.02 0.79 50 T050W 0.90 0.18 50 T050Y 1.14 0.42 52 R052A0.99 1.02 52 R052C 0.87 0.62 52 R052D 0.76 0.85 52 R052E 0.77 0.97 52R052G 0.96 0.93 52 R052H 0.91 0.99 52 R052K 0.93 1.02 52 R052L 1.10 0.9852 R052M 1.01 1.00 52 R052N 0.95 0.99 52 R052P 1.05 0.95 52 R052S 1.210.92 52 R052T 1.11 1.00 52 R052V 1.14 0.95 52 R052W 1.00 0.83 52 R052Y0.99 0.96 53 S053A 1.03 1.00 53 S053C 0.73 0.58 53 S053D 0.75 0.83 53S053E 1.05 0.88 53 S053F 0.87 0.85 53 S053G 1.14 0.93 53 S053H 1.12 1.0053 S053I 0.99 1.12 53 S053K 1.03 1.10 53 S053L 0.93 0.96 53 S053M 0.960.97 53 S053P 0.88 1.00 53 S053Q 0.94 0.94 53 S053R 0.83 1.15 53 S053T1.25 1.02 53 S053V 1.11 0.94 53 S053W 1.09 0.84 53 S053Y 0.94 0.93 54D054A 0.34 0.88 54 D054C 0.64 0.38 54 D054G 0.11 0.97 54 D054H 0.11 1.0454 D054I 0.30 0.83 54 D054M 0.11 0.88 54 D054N 0.94 1.05 54 D054R 0.060.89 54 D054S 0.38 0.96 54 D054T 0.17 0.95 54 D054V 0.17 0.77 67 E067C1.08 0.75 67 E067D 0.90 1.07 67 E067G 1.01 1.13 67 E067H 1.04 1.03 67E067K 0.98 0.94 67 E067L 0.97 0.95 67 E067M 0.93 0.91 67 E067N 1.32 0.9567 E067Q 0.93 0.95 67 E067R 1.01 0.90 67 E067S 1.23 1.00 67 E067T 0.990.98 67 E067Y 1.11 0.93 71 K071A 0.72 0.81 71 K071C 0.80 0.61 71 K071D0.69 0.71 71 K071E 0.80 0.84 71 K071F 0.47 0.61 71 K071G 0.74 0.91 71K071H 0.96 0.88 71 K071I 0.83 0.75 71 K071L 0.55 0.61 71 K071M 0.80 0.6871 K071N 1.11 0.89 71 K071P 0.92 0.86 71 K071Q 0.98 0.77 71 K071R 1.101.10 71 K071S 0.99 0.97 71 K071T 0.95 0.83 71 K071V 0.94 0.84 71 K071W0.82 0.91 71 K071Y 0.52 0.71 73 T073A 0.97 1.11 73 T073C 0.91 0.60 73T073D 0.89 1.02 73 T073E 0.75 1.08 73 T073F 0.73 0.99 73 T073G 0.79 1.1273 T073H 0.86 0.88 73 T073I 0.66 1.02 73 T073K 0.20 0.97 73 T073L 0.471.17 73 T073M 0.59 0.64 73 T073N 0.73 1.08 73 T073P 0.57 0.98 73 T073R0.40 1.11 73 T073S 0.87 1.10 73 T073V 0.67 1.09 73 T073W 0.83 1.07 73T073Y 0.79 1.10 75 R075A 1.05 1.14 75 R075C 0.88 0.85 75 R075D 0.87 0.9975 R075E 0.86 1.01 75 R075F 0.76 0.92 75 R075G 0.79 1.04 75 R075H 0.851.07 75 R075I 0.86 1.01 75 R075L 0.88 1.04 75 R075M 1.04 1.04 75 R075P0.90 0.93 75 R075Q 0.90 0.95 75 R075S 0.66 0.60 75 R075T 0.98 0.88 75R075V 0.78 0.94 75 R075W 0.75 0.93 75 R075Y 0.68 1.04 77 K077A 0.38 0.9877 K077C 0.28 0.51 77 K077E 0.11 0.77 77 K077F 0.20 0.72 77 K077G 0.130.76 77 K077I 0.16 1.00 77 K077L 0.54 0.98 77 K077M 0.58 0.99 77 K077Q0.07 0.86 77 K077R 0.77 1.07 77 K077S 0.11 0.89 77 K077V 0.05 0.83 80T080A 0.88 1.01 80 T080C 0.91 0.69 80 T080D 1.22 0.86 80 T080E 0.71 0.9280 T080F 1.10 0.50 80 T080G 1.02 0.93 80 T080H 1.01 0.95 80 T080I 1.290.82 80 T080K 0.90 0.86 80 T080L 0.82 0.98 80 T080M 0.97 0.95 80 T080N0.90 1.00 80 T080P 0.88 0.88 80 T080Q 0.87 0.88 80 T080R 0.99 0.76 80T080S 0.83 1.09 80 T080V 0.87 0.87 80 T080W 0.77 0.89 80 T080Y 0.72 0.9781 K081A 0.87 0.94 81 K081C 0.84 0.74 81 K081D 0.96 0.83 81 K081E 0.690.92 81 K081G 0.86 0.81 81 K081H 0.73 1.03 81 K081I 0.82 0.79 81 K081L0.87 1.01 81 K081M 0.93 1.04 81 K081P 0.90 0.79 81 K081Q 0.84 1.03 81K081R 0.90 1.04 81 K081S 0.74 0.98 81 K081T 0.80 0.93 81 K081V 0.66 1.0381 K081W 0.60 0.98 81 K081Y 0.89 1.20 83 Q083A 1.20 0.98 83 Q083C 1.790.17 83 Q083D 0.94 0.92 83 Q083E 0.98 0.95 83 Q083F 0.87 0.80 83 Q083G0.76 1.01 83 Q083H 0.78 0.86 83 Q083I 0.69 0.85 83 Q083L 0.77 0.91 83Q083M 0.91 0.96 83 Q083P 1.01 0.82 83 Q083R 0.91 0.90 83 Q083S 0.75 0.9983 Q083T 0.84 0.84 83 Q083V 0.73 0.80 83 Q083W 0.82 0.78 83 Q083Y 0.710.93 85 L085A 0.94 1.06 85 L085C 0.90 0.63 85 L085D 0.84 1.04 85 L085E1.09 1.02 85 L085G 0.85 0.90 85 L085H 0.73 1.02 85 L085I 0.89 0.88 85L085K 0.96 0.93 85 L085M 1.01 1.04 85 L085N 1.10 0.89 85 L085P 1.01 0.7285 L085Q 0.91 0.99 85 L085R 0.96 1.01 85 L085S 1.02 1.04 85 L085T 0.831.12 85 L085W 0.93 0.95 85 L085Y 0.70 1.08 90 A090C 1.00 0.65 90 A090D1.12 0.92 90 A090E 1.20 0.92 90 A090F 0.99 0.76 90 A090G 1.04 0.87 90A090H 1.05 1.03 90 A090I 0.90 0.83 90 A090K 0.93 1.04 90 A090L 0.76 0.9290 A090M 1.02 1.02 90 A090N 1.02 0.98 90 A090P 1.39 0.10 90 A090Q 0.940.93 90 A090R 0.90 0.90 90 A090S 1.16 0.99 90 A090T 0.78 0.88 90 A090V0.79 0.87 90 A090W 0.69 0.84 90 A090Y 0.83 0.96 92 H092C 0.75 0.29 92H092D 1.06 0.69 92 H092E 0.88 0.76 92 H092F 0.92 0.28 92 H092G 0.86 0.8192 H092K 0.89 0.98 92 H092N 0.85 0.78 92 H092Q 0.80 0.89 92 H092R 0.750.96 92 H092S 0.70 0.87 92 H092T 0.68 0.47 92 H092V 0.70 0.28 92 H092W0.83 0.44 92 H092Y 0.71 0.63 106 H106D 0.58 0.07 106 H106P 0.59 0.06 107K107A 0.46 0.81 107 K107C 0.42 0.67 107 K107D 0.32 0.51 107 K107E 0.350.70 107 K107F 0.42 0.66 107 K107G 0.23 0.76 107 K107H 0.34 0.94 107K107I 0.29 0.69 107 K107L 0.53 0.75 107 K107M 0.60 0.79 107 K107N 0.430.88 107 K107Q 0.63 0.74 107 K107R 1.05 0.71 107 K107S 0.30 0.78 107K107T 0.38 0.72 107 K107V 0.41 0.70 107 K107Y 0.40 0.64 111 D111A 0.550.95 111 D111C 0.71 0.60 111 D111E 0.87 1.01 111 D111F 0.63 0.65 111D111G 0.74 0.90 111 D111H 0.50 0.85 111 D111I 0.56 0.91 111 D111K 0.450.62 111 D111L 0.44 0.86 111 D111M 0.65 1.00 111 D111N 0.97 0.87 111D111P 0.78 0.71 111 D111Q 0.77 0.95 111 D111R 0.53 0.07 111 D111S 0.670.91 111 D111T 0.61 1.02 111 D111V 0.58 1.02 111 D111W 0.42 0.54 111D111Y 0.49 0.92 113 T113A 0.89 0.97 113 T113C 0.80 0.82 113 T113D 0.940.95 113 T113E 0.92 0.91 113 T113F 0.76 0.92 113 T113G 0.88 1.08 113T113H 0.88 0.96 113 T113I 1.14 0.88 113 T113K 0.93 1.13 113 T113L 1.081.08 113 T113M 0.83 0.99 113 T113P 1.05 0.96 113 T113Q 0.88 1.05 113T113R 0.88 1.03 113 T113V 1.12 0.94 113 T113W 1.06 0.88 114 E114A 0.540.97 114 E114C 0.62 0.76 114 E114D 0.71 0.82 114 E114F 0.36 0.92 114E114G 0.59 1.01 114 E114H 0.49 0.92 114 E114I 0.54 0.86 114 E114L 0.430.97 114 E114M 0.77 0.97 114 E114N 0.67 0.88 114 E114R 0.35 0.84 114E114T 0.54 0.94 114 E114V 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445 A445H 0.90 0.93 445 A445I 1.25 0.84 445A445K 1.20 0.11 445 A445L 1.17 0.92 445 A445N 1.20 0.91 445 A445P 0.910.77 445 A445R 0.91 0.89 445 A445S 1.16 0.94 445 A445T 1.29 0.88 445A445V 1.27 0.93 445 A445W 1.25 0.80 447 K447A 1.09 1.06 447 K447C 1.110.87 447 K447D 1.00 0.99 447 K447F 1.09 0.84 447 K447G 1.06 0.94 447K447H 1.13 0.92 447 K447I 1.22 0.91 447 K447L 1.06 1.01 447 K447M 1.070.96 447 K447N 1.43 0.97 447 K447Q 1.34 1.00 447 K447R 1.10 0.96 447K447S 0.90 0.92 447 K447T 1.21 0.37 447 K447V 0.69 0.86 447 K447W 1.310.89 447 K447Y 1.21 0.96 448 V448A 0.98 0.96 448 V448C 1.36 0.98 448V448D 1.15 1.02 448 V448F 1.48 1.01 448 V448G 1.26 1.05 448 V448H 1.371.03 448 V448I 1.44 0.97 448 V448K 1.20 1.07 448 V448L 1.04 1.08 448V448M 1.13 0.97 448 V448N 1.24 0.70 448 V448P 0.84 1.19 448 V448Q 1.181.16 448 V448S 1.20 1.10 448 V448W 1.08 0.89 448 V448Y 1.33 1.27 450Y450A 0.95 0.94 450 Y450C 1.22 0.84 450 Y450D 1.19 0.95 450 Y450E 1.010.92 450 Y450G 1.02 0.93 450 Y450H 1.23 0.90 450 Y450K 1.18 0.94 450Y450L 0.93 0.69 450 Y450M 1.29 0.89 450 Y450N 1.23 0.96 450 Y450P 0.750.30 450 Y450Q 1.00 0.95 450 Y450R 1.22 1.02 450 Y450S 1.22 1.01 450Y450T 1.32 0.96 450 Y450W 1.21 0.95 452 L452A 1.08 1.06 452 L452C 1.001.01 452 L452D 0.98 1.08 452 L452E 0.75 0.55 452 L452F 0.79 0.93 452L452G 1.07 1.00 452 L452H 1.05 0.99 452 L452K 1.11 1.08 452 L452M 1.131.09 452 L452N 1.06 1.28 452 L452P 1.02 0.78 452 L452Q 0.92 1.22 452L452R 0.93 1.26 452 L452S 0.86 1.21 452 L452T 1.02 1.18 452 L452V 1.141.14 452 L452Y 1.17 1.07 455 N455A 1.07 1.04 455 N455C 0.85 0.89 455N455D 1.07 0.97 455 N455E 1.14 0.94 455 N455G 1.23 1.00 455 N455H 1.051.01 455 N455I 1.23 0.95 455 N455K 1.10 1.08 455 N455L 1.06 0.97 455N455M 0.95 0.96 455 N455P 1.36 0.93 455 N455Q 0.96 0.91 455 N455R 1.131.02 455 N455S 1.04 0.91 455 N455T 1.16 0.90 455 N455V 1.26 0.89 455N455W 1.12 0.76 455 N455Y 1.08 0.15 463 N463A 1.25 1.06 463 N463D 0.971.02 463 N463F 1.04 0.87 463 N463G 1.04 1.00 463 N463H 1.12 0.99 463N463K 1.07 1.00 463 N463L 1.16 1.01 463 N463M 1.24 1.08 463 N463P 0.931.05 463 N463Q 0.98 1.04 463 N463R 0.95 0.93 463 N463S 1.27 0.96 463N463T 1.38 0.91 463 N463V 1.32 0.86 463 N463W 1.45 0.74 463 N463Y 1.200.90 465 D465A 0.76 1.06 465 D465C 0.84 0.74 465 D465E 0.95 0.93 465D465F 0.78 0.89 465 D465G 1.35 0.92 465 D465H 1.06 0.92 465 D465I 1.370.85 465 D465K 1.53 0.88 465 D465L 1.14 0.95 465 D465M 1.06 0.98 465D465N 1.32 0.93 465 D465P 1.13 0.71 465 D465Q 0.86 0.94 465 D465R 1.180.90 465 D465S 0.87 0.98 465 D465T 1.42 0.92 465 D465V 1.24 0.93 465D465W 1.00 0.83 465 D465Y 1.06 0.93 469 E469A 1.16 1.01 469 E469C 1.030.86 469 E469D 1.22 1.02 469 E469F 1.11 1.00 469 E469G 1.19 1.00 469E469H 1.04 0.96 469 E469K 1.16 0.96 469 E469L 1.10 0.98 469 E469N 1.190.47 469 E469P 0.85 1.05 469 E469Q 1.03 1.04 469 E469R 1.01 0.75 469E469S 0.91 1.08 469 E469T 1.15 1.06 469 E469V 1.15 1.08 469 E469W 1.240.97 469 E469Y 1.35 1.09 471 K471A 1.09 1.09 471 K471C 1.04 0.91 471K471D 1.01 1.06 471 K471F 1.10 1.05 471 K471G 1.13 1.12 471 K471H 1.001.10 471 K471I 1.22 1.02 471 K471L 0.99 1.07 471 K471M 0.95 1.14 471K471N 1.04 1.12 471 K471P 0.84 0.98 471 K471Q 0.90 1.08 471 K471R 0.771.33 471 K471S 0.97 1.01 471 K471T 1.11 1.09 471 K471V 1.28 1.11 471K471Y 1.15 1.36 473 N473A 1.03 0.99 473 N473C 1.15 0.74 473 N473D 1.140.98 473 N473E 1.20 0.99 473 N473F 1.10 0.83 473 N473G 1.35 0.99 473N473H 1.02 0.91 473 N473I 0.66 0.45 473 N473K 1.02 1.02 473 N473M 1.111.00 473 N473P 1.01 0.95 473 N473Q 1.13 0.99 473 N473R 1.08 1.05 473N473S 1.15 0.98 473 N473T 1.04 1.04 473 N473W 0.85 0.64 473 N473Y 1.230.86 476 S476A 1.51 1.02 476 S476C 0.91 0.89 476 S476D 0.98 0.91 476S476E 1.08 0.91 476 S476F 1.09 0.87 476 S476G 1.22 0.97 476 S476H 1.070.96 476 S476I 1.03 0.78 476 S476K 1.01 0.97 476 S476L 1.46 0.93 476S476M 1.58 1.08 476 S476N 1.61 0.98 476 S476P 1.02 0.62 476 S476Q 1.131.03 476 S476R 1.01 1.08 476 S476T 1.78 1.01 476 S476V 1.21 0.89 476S476W 1.43 0.78 476 S476Y 1.79 0.94

Example 27 Restrictive Versus Non-Restrictive Positions

Based on the relative performance and stability data for the AmySpositions described in Example 26, AmyS positions were classified as“restrictive” versus “non-restrictive” as follows: Non-restrictivepositions have ≧20% neutral mutations for at least one property; andrestrictive positions have <20% neutral mutations for activity andstability. Non-restrictive positions are good candidates for mutation todesign α-amylases having improved function because a large number ofmutations are either tolerated (to maintain near wild-type performance)or improved performance. Restrictive positions are not good candidatesfor mutation because mutations are generally not tolerated. Theproperties of any amylase can be improved by combining mutations atnon-restrictive positions. Table 27-1 shows the two restrictivepositions identified in AmyS (%=percent of variants evaluated that meetdefinition of neutral mutation). Table 27-2 shows the 150non-restrictive positions identified in AmyS (%=percent of variantsevaluated that meet definition of neutral mutation; ≧20% neutralmutations for at least one property). Restrictive and non-restrictivepositions are expected to be conserved among different α-amylases.

TABLE 27-1 Restrictive positions in AmyS Wild type Stability ActivityPosition amino acid PI % > 0.5 PI % > 0.5 106 H 18% 0% 199 L 13% 0%

TABLE 27-2 Non-Restrictive positions in AmyS Wild type SatbilityActivity Position amino acid PI % > 0.5 PI % > 0.5 5 N 100%   6% 6 G100%  100%  13 E 11% 89% 14 W 100%  84% 15 Y 100%  100%  16 L 94% 100% 18 D 100%  100%  20 G 95% 16% 25 K 100%  100%  27 A 100%  89% 29 E 100% 53% 36 L 100%  74% 39 T 100%  80% 50 T 95% 74% 52 R 94% 94% 53 S 100% 100%  54 D 11% 79% 67 E 94% 81% 71 K 95% 100%  73 T 83% 100%  75 R 100% 100%  77 K 24% 94% 80 T 100%  100%  81 K 100%  94% 83 Q 100%  94% 85 L100%  100%  90 A 100%  95% 92 H 94% 56% 107 K 21% 95% 111 D 74% 95% 113T 100%  100%  114 E 50% 94% 120 E 17% 100%  121 V  6% 94% 126 R  6% 88%128 Q 29% 88% 131 S 13% 94% 133 T 53% 100%  137 Q 94% 94% 138 A 39% 72%139 W 100%  88% 141 K 100%  100%  143 D 93% 80% 147 R 95%  0% 149 N100%  93% 150 T 100%  88% 151 Y 100%  100%  152 S 94% 47% 155 K 100% 100%  160 H 89% 78% 165 D 47% 11% 168 E 89% 84% 172 L 94% 100%  173 S100%  67% 177 K  6% 100%  188 E  6% 100%  191 T 24% 100%  192 E  6% 88%193 N 53% 100%  196 Y 18% 100% 

Example 28 Viscosity Reduction by AmyS Variants

Viscosity reduction of different batches of corn flour (bag A, C, E, G)by AmyS variants was monitored as described in Example 6 and wascompared to viscosity reduction by SPEZYME® Xtra (Genencor). Results areshown in FIG. 32A and Table 28-1. Improved AmyS variants in theviscometer assay can be identified by a number of criteria: decreasedpeak viscosity, decreased final viscosity, or a decreased enzyme doserequired to produce similar peak or final viscosities relative to thedose required for the wildtype enzyme. In Table 28-1, improvedproperties of AmyS variants are shown in bold type.

TABLE 28-1 Viscosity reduction of corn flour by AmyS variants comparedto Xtra dose peak final (ug) viscosity viscosity corn flour bag A Xtra(UFC) 30.0 20610 4850 I181A 27.5 16930 13140 I181P 27.5 17320 13910 cornflour bag C Xtra 30.0 10870 3033 I181C 30.0 11810 1280 I181E 30.0 108001200 I181Y 30.0 8990 2495 S242A 30.0 10770 740 S242Q 30.0 8220 440 cornflour bag E Xtra 15.0 18890 2830 S242A 15.0 17300 1165 S242E 15.0 186401345 S242Q 15.0 20490 1800 corn flour bag G Xtra 20.0 26300 13100 S242Q20.0 20433 3660 G132A 20.0 18400 10800 N193Y 20.0 28900 11500 E188P 20.024000 6950

Example 29 Viscosity Reduction by AmyS Variants in Presence of Phytase

Viscosity reduction of corn fluor by AmyS N193Y was monitored with andwithout the addition of Phytase BP111 as described in Example 6 with thefollowing modifications. The effect of viscosity reduction was measuredat pH 5.2, pH 5.5 and 5.8. Results are shown in FIGS. 32B and C.Addition of Phytase (BP111) to AmyS N193Y makes significant improvementsto the variant's ability to reduce viscosity in the Viscometer.

All publications and patents mentioned above are herein incorporated byreference. Various modifications and variations of the described methodsand system of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the artwithout departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Althoughthe invention has been described in connection with specific preferredembodiments, it should be understood that the invention as claimedshould not be unduly limited to such specific embodiments. Indeed,various modifications of the described modes for carrying out theinvention which are obvious to those skilled in the art are intended tobe within the scope of the following claims.

1. An isolated variant polypeptide having α-amylase activity and atleast one altered characteristic that improves enzyme performance, thevariant polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 99%identical to the parental α-amylase polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2, andhaving an E188P substitution that introduces a proline residue at aposition corresponding to position 188 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein saidvariant polypeptide exhibits increased viscosity reduction in a starchliquefaction assay compared to the parental α-amylase polypeptide of SEQID NO: 2, and wherein said variant polypeptide does not have the aminoacid sequence of amino acids 487-515 of SEQ ID NO: 1.